CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1976-0150
DELTA 1 R/B(1)
DELTA 1 R/B(1) (NORAD 8809) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 May 1976, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8809
International designator
1976-035B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
22 Apr 1976Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 May 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month38 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
28.2°N to 28.2°SFinal inclination 28.2°
Mass
845 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 28.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.2°N and 28.2°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthDELTA 1 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 May 1976
1 entryFrom the same launch
1976-035
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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