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Entry no.
2019-0131
ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA)
ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA) (NORAD 38743) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 May 2019 over the South Pacific Ocean.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
38743
International designator
2012-043D
Object type
Fragment
Country
France
Parent launched
2 Aug 2012Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
7 May 2019Recorded time 13:49 UTC
Time since launch
6 years, 9 months2,469 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
5.8°N to 5.8°SFinal inclination 5.8°
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 5.0°S, 113.0°W at 13:49 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 5.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 5.8°N and 5.8°S.
Life in orbit
ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 May 2019
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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