CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2019-0101
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 43701) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 April 2019 over the Indian Ocean, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43701
International designator
2018-090B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 Nov 2018Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Apr 2019Recorded time 02:10 UTC
Time in orbit
5 months151 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.8°N to 24.8°SFinal inclination 24.8°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 16.0°S, 110.0°E at 02:10 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 24.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.8°N and 24.8°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Apr 2019
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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