CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1978-0500
DELTA 1 R/B(1)
DELTA 1 R/B(1) (NORAD 10982) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 December 1978, after 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10982
International designator
1978-071B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
14 Jul 1978Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Dec 1978UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 11 Dec 1978
Time in orbit
4 months151 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
4 monthsDELTA 1 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Dec 1978
6 entriesFrom the same launch
1978-071
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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