CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0280
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 43230) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 October 2020, after 2 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43230
International designator
2018-023C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 Mar 2018Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Oct 2020UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 7 months955 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.7°N to 26.7°SFinal inclination 26.7°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.7°N and 26.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 7 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Oct 2020
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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