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Entry no.
1976-0088

DELTA 1 R/B

DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 8354) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 April 1976, after 5 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
8354
International designator
1975-096B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 Oct 1975Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Apr 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months178 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
90.0°N to 90.0°SFinal inclination 90.0°
Mass
845 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 90.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 90.0°N and 90.0°S.

Life in orbit

5 months

DELTA 1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 1 Apr 1976

2 entries
1976-0089OPS 44281976-0090SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1975-096
1976-0063EXPLORER 54 (AE-D)
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