CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0005
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 44050) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 January 2021 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 1 year, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
44050
International designator
2019-009C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
22 Feb 2019Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Jan 2021Recorded time 13:29 UTC
Time in orbit
1 year, 10 months681 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
25.1°N to 25.1°SFinal inclination 25.1°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 14.0°N, 20.0°W at 13:29 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 25.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 25.1°N and 25.1°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 10 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Jan 2021
1 entryFrom the same launch
2019-009
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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