CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2019-0141
GSLV R/B
GSLV R/B (NORAD 43699) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 May 2019 over Africa, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43699
International designator
2018-089B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
14 Nov 2018Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
12 May 2019Recorded time 16:21 UTC
Time in orbit
5 months179 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
21.3°N to 21.3°SFinal inclination 21.3°
Mass
4,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 14.0°N, 13.0°W at 16:21 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 21.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 21.3°N and 21.3°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsGSLV R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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