CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1971-0126
DELTA 1 R/B(1)
DELTA 1 R/B(1) (NORAD 5044) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 May 1971, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5044
International designator
1971-019B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
13 Mar 1971Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
22 May 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months70 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.7°N to 28.7°SFinal inclination 28.7°
Mass
785 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 28.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.7°N and 28.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsDELTA 1 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1971-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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