CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1982-0205
DELTA 1 R/B(2)
DELTA 1 R/B(2) (NORAD 8793) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 June 1982, after 6 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
8793
International designator
1976-029C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
26 Mar 1976Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Jun 1982UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 28 Jun 1978
Time in orbit
6 years, 2 months2,268 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
6 years, 2 monthsDELTA 1 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Jun 1982
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1976-029
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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