CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1024
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 40108) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 May 2025 over South America, after 10 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
40108
International designator
2014-046B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 Aug 2014Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 May 2025Recorded time 21:26 UTC
Time in orbit
10 years, 9 months3,935 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.0°N to 24.0°SFinal inclination 24.0°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 16.0°S, 43.0°W at 21:26 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 24.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.0°N and 24.0°S.
Life in orbit
10 years, 9 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 May 2025
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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