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2024-0429

FALCON 9 R/B

FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 54248) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 March 2024, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
54248
International designator
2022-153C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
12 Nov 2022Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Mar 2024UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months504 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
25.7°N to 25.7°SFinal inclination 25.7°
Mass
4,000 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 25.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 25.7°N and 25.7°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 4 months

FALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 30 Mar 2024

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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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