CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0024
PSLV R/B
PSLV R/B (NORAD 32477) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 January 2020 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 12 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
32477
International designator
2008-002B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
21 Jan 2008Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jan 2020Recorded time 08:05 UTC
Time in orbit
12 years4,385 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.0°N to 41.0°SFinal inclination 41.0°
Mass
920 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 2.0°N, 101.0°W at 08:05 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 41.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.0°N and 41.0°S.
Life in orbit
12 yearsPSLV R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Jan 2020
1 entryFrom the same launch
2008-002
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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