CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1971-0104
DELTA 1 R/B
DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 288) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 April 1971, after 9 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
288
International designator
1962-015B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
26 Apr 1962Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Apr 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 years3,289 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
53.8°N to 53.8°SFinal inclination 53.8°
Mass
24 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 53.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 53.8°N and 53.8°S.
Life in orbit
9 yearsDELTA 1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Apr 1971
1 entryFrom the same launch
1962-015
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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