CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-0037
ERBS
ERBS (NORAD 15354) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere after release from its host on 9 January 2022, after 37 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official dateDate disputed
NORAD number
15354
International designator
1984-108B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
5 Oct 1984Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jan 2022UTC calendar dayThe records disagree on this date
Time in orbit
37 years, 3 months13,610 days
How it ended
Re-entered after release from its host
Latitude range
57.0°N to 57.0°SFinal inclination 57.0°
Mass
2,245 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
Ball
Bus
ERBS
Programme
ERBS
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 57.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 57.0°N and 57.0°S.
Life in orbit
37 years, 3 monthsERBS’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Jan 2022
7 entriesFrom the same launch
1984-108
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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