CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2021-0215
ARIANE 42L R/B
ARIANE 42L R/B (NORAD 25586) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 June 2021 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 22 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25586
International designator
1998-075B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
22 Dec 1998Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Jun 2021UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 16 Jun 2021
Time in orbit
22 years, 5 months8,213 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
7.5°N to 7.5°SFinal inclination 7.5°
Mass
2,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 4.0°S, 18.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 7.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 7.5°N and 7.5°S.
Life in orbit
22 years, 5 monthsARIANE 42L R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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