CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2019-0273
GSLV R/B
GSLV R/B (NORAD 44442) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 October 2019 over the Indian Ocean, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44442
International designator
2019-042B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
22 Jul 2019Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Oct 2019Recorded time 10:28 UTC
Time in orbit
2 months86 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
21.5°N to 21.5°SFinal inclination 21.5°
Mass
4,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 19.0°S, 89.0°E at 10:28 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 21.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 21.5°N and 21.5°S.
Life in orbit
2 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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