CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1982-0269
DELTA 1 R/B(2)
DELTA 1 R/B(2) (NORAD 10296) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 July 1982, after 4 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10296
International designator
1977-080C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
25 Aug 1977Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Jul 1982UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 10 Nov 1982
Time in orbit
4 years, 10 months1,789 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
22.9°N to 22.9°SFinal inclination 22.9°
Mass
718 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 22.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.9°N and 22.9°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 10 monthsDELTA 1 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Jul 1982
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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