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Entry no.
2025-1877
ATLAS 2 CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS 2 CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 23697) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 December 2025 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 30 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23697
International designator
1995-057B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
22 Oct 1995Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Dec 2025Recorded time 01:35 UTC
Time in orbit
30 years, 1 month11,014 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.7°N to 26.7°SFinal inclination 26.7°
Mass
2,095 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 27.0°S, 156.0°W at 01:35 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 26.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.7°N and 26.7°S.
Life in orbit
30 years, 1 monthATLAS 2 CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Dec 2025
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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