CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0555
ARIANE 44L R/B
ARIANE 44L R/B (NORAD 27684) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 April 2024 over the Indian Ocean, after 21 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27684
International designator
2003-007B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
15 Feb 2003Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Apr 2024UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 24 Apr 2024
Time in orbit
21 years, 2 months7,740 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
6.5°N to 6.5°SFinal inclination 6.5°
Mass
2,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 6.0°S, 89.0°E. Its final orbit, inclined at 6.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 6.5°N and 6.5°S.
Life in orbit
21 years, 2 monthsARIANE 44L R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Apr 2024
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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