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Entry no.
1983-0306

DELTA 1 R/B(2)

DELTA 1 R/B(2) (NORAD 10955) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 August 1983, after 5 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
10955
International designator
1978-062C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Jun 1978Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Aug 1983UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 2 months1,891 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
23.6°N to 23.6°SFinal inclination 23.6°
Mass
1,123 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 23.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 23.6°N and 23.6°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 2 months

DELTA 1 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 20 Aug 1983

8 entries
1983-0307SL-6 R/B(1)1983-0311SL-4 R/B1983-0308COSMOS 1355 DEB1983-0309COSMOS 1355 DEB1983-0310COSMOS 1355 DEB1983-0312CZ-2C DEB1983-0313CZ-2C DEB1983-0314CZ-2C DEB
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