Re-Entry: Centaur Upper Stage

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A spent Centaur Rocket Stage re-entered on March 15, 2016 after 23 and a half years in orbit.

NORAD ID: 22788
Origin: USA
Object: Atlas/Centaur Rocket Body
Type: Centaur Upper Stage
Inclination: 26.8°
Launched: September 3, 1993
Launch Vehicle: Atlas 1 / Centaur
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida

Re-Entry Prediction: March 15, 2016 – 03:30 UTC +/-1 Min.

Re-Entry Zone: Indian Ocean/India

Launched the USA-95 Military Satellite, a Ultra High Frequency Follow-On Communications Satellite

Re-Entry Zone
Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron
Image: Spaceflight101/Orbitron
Re-Entry Re-Entry Feature