CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2025-1370
ARIANE 42P R/B
ARIANE 42P R/B (NORAD 25667) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 August 2025, after 26 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25667
International designator
1999-016B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
France
Launched
2 Apr 1999Guiana Space Centre
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Aug 2025UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 15 Aug 2025
Time in orbit
26 years, 4 months9,630 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
4.3°N to 4.3°SFinal inclination 4.3°
Mass
2,000 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 4.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 4.3°N and 4.3°S.
Life in orbit
26 years, 4 monthsARIANE 42P R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 13 Aug 2025
5 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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