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Entry no.
2020-0053

FALCON 9 R/B

FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 45242) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 March 2020 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 17 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
45242
International designator
2020-012BS
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
17 Feb 2020Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Mar 2020Recorded time 13:44 UTC
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.0°N to 53.0°SFinal inclination 53.0°
Mass
4,000 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 46.0°N, 137.0°W at 13:44 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.0°N and 53.0°S.

Life in orbit

17 days

From the same launch

2020-012
2020-0048STARLINK-12202021-0214STARLINK-11052021-0269STARLINK-11982021-0425STARLINK-12542021-0516STARLINK-11882022-0117STARLINK-12042022-1324STARLINK-12142022-2062STARLINK-12182022-2112STARLINK-12292023-0880STARLINK-12032023-1360STARLINK-12412023-1689STARLINK-1192
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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