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Entry no.
2022-2072
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 27390) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 October 2022 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 20 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27390
International designator
2002-011B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Mar 2002Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Oct 2022Recorded time 20:09 UTC
Time in orbit
20 years, 7 months7,528 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.5°N to 26.5°SFinal inclination 26.5°
Mass
2,095 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 14.0°N, 167.0°E at 20:09 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.5°N and 26.5°S.
Life in orbit
20 years, 7 monthsATLAS 2A CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Oct 2022
3 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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