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Entry no.
1983-0102
DELTA 1 R/B(2)
DELTA 1 R/B(2) (NORAD 10409) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 March 1983, after 5 years, 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
10409
International designator
1977-048F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Jun 1977Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Mar 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 9 months2,109 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
5 years, 9 monthsDELTA 1 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 Mar 1983
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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