CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-0918
FREGAT R/B
FREGAT R/B (NORAD 41943) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 June 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 7 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
41943
International designator
2017-006B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
Russia
Launched
28 Jan 2017Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Jun 2024Recorded time 23:23 UTC
Time in orbit
7 years, 4 months2,705 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
5.2°N to 5.2°SFinal inclination 5.2°
Mass
6,550 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 1.0°S, 130.0°W at 23:23 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 5.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 5.2°N and 5.2°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 4 monthsFREGAT R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Jun 2024
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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