CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1982-0371
DELTA 1 R/B
DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 13438) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 September 1982, after 23 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
13438
International designator
1982-082B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
26 Aug 1982Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Sep 1982UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
23 days23 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.0°N to 26.0°SFinal inclination 26.0°
Mass
6,930 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 26.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.0°N and 26.0°S.
Life in orbit
23 daysDELTA 1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Sep 1982
1 entryFrom the same launch
1982-082
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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