RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B
ATLAS CENTAUR R/B (NORAD 38770) came down while still attached to its host on 28 March 2026, after 13 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
38770
International designator
2012-048N
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
13 Sep 2012Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 years, 6 months4,944 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
64.6°N to 64.6°SFinal inclination 64.6°
Mass
45 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 64.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 64.6°N and 64.6°S.
Life in orbit
13 years, 6 monthsATLAS CENTAUR R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Mar 2026
3 entriesFrom the same launch
2012-048
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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