CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1978-0443
DELTA 1 R/B(2)
DELTA 1 R/B(2) (NORAD 8810) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 November 1978, after 2 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8810
International designator
1976-035C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
22 Apr 1976Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Nov 1978UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 18 Oct 1977
Time in orbit
2 years, 6 months923 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
1,123 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
2 years, 6 monthsDELTA 1 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Nov 1978
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-035
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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