CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2022-0447
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 50213) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 March 2022 over South America, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
50213
International designator
2021-126B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
19 Dec 2021Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Mar 2022UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months79 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.4°N to 26.4°SFinal inclination 26.4°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 26.0°S, 56.0°W. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.4°N and 26.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Mar 2022
5 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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