CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1977-0139
DELTA 1 R/B(2)
DELTA 1 R/B(2) (NORAD 5976) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 March 1977, after 7 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5976
International designator
1969-045B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
22 May 1969Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Mar 1977UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 9 months2,846 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
718 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
7 years, 9 monthsAlso ended on 7 Mar 1977
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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