CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-0383
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 62878) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 February 2025 over the North Atlantic Ocean, after 18 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62878
International designator
2025-022Y
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
1 Feb 2025Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Feb 2025Recorded time 03:43 UTC
Time in orbit
18 days18 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.1°N to 53.1°SFinal inclination 53.1°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 52.0°N, 5.0°W at 03:43 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 53.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.1°N and 53.1°S.
Life in orbit
18 daysAlso ended on 19 Feb 2025
4 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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