CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0449
DELTA 1 R/B(1)
DELTA 1 R/B(1) (NORAD 2259) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 November 1966, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2259
International designator
1966-058B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
1 Jul 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Nov 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 months139 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
785 kg
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
4 monthsDELTA 1 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 17 Nov 1966
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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