CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1450
CELESTIS 03/TAURUS R/B
CELESTIS 03/TAURUS R/B (NORAD 26034) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 August 2023 over the Arctic Ocean, after 23 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26034
International designator
1999-070C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
21 Dec 1999Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Aug 2023Recorded time 00:41 UTC
Time in orbit
23 years, 7 months8,628 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.8°N to 81.8°SFinal inclination 98.2°
Mass
900 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 82.0°N, 132.0°W at 00:41 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 98.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.8°N and 81.8°S.
Life in orbit
23 years, 7 monthsCELESTIS 03/TAURUS R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Aug 2023
5 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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