CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1885
GSLV R/B
GSLV R/B (NORAD 57321) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 November 2023 over the South Atlantic Ocean, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
57321
International designator
2023-098B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
India
Launched
14 Jul 2023Sriharikota
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Nov 2023Recorded time 09:43 UTC
Time in orbit
4 months124 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
21.0°N to 21.0°SFinal inclination 21.0°
Mass
4,400 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 20.0°S, 8.0°E at 09:43 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 21.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 21.0°N and 21.0°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsGSLV R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Nov 2023
4 entriesFrom the same launch
2023-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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