CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2020-0420
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 43588) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 December 2020 over the western Pacific Ocean, after 2 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
43588
International designator
2018-064B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 2018Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Dec 2020Recorded time 22:29 UTC
Time in orbit
2 years, 4 months872 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.8°N to 26.8°SFinal inclination 26.8°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 16.0°N, 138.0°E at 22:29 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.8°N and 26.8°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 4 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Dec 2020
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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