CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-0467
HELIOS 2A DEB
HELIOS 2A DEB (NORAD 50798) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 March 2023.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
50798
International designator
2004-049L
Object type
Fragment
Country
France
Parent launched
18 Dec 2004Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Mar 2023UTC calendar day
Time since launch
18 years, 2 months6,653 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 98.1°
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 98.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
HELIOS 2A DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Mar 2023
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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