CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1096
FALCON 9 R/B
FALCON 9 R/B (NORAD 62458) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 May 2025, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
62458
International designator
2024-252E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
29 Dec 2024Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 May 2025UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months149 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
12.3°N to 12.3°SFinal inclination 12.3°
Mass
4,000 kg
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 12.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 12.3°N and 12.3°S.
Life in orbit
4 monthsFALCON 9 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 May 2025
11 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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