CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1986-0498
DELTA 1 R/B
DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 16938) came down while still attached to its host on 25 November 1986, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
16938
International designator
1986-069B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 Sep 1986Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Nov 1986UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months81 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
22.8°N to 22.8°SFinal inclination 22.8°
Mass
450 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 22.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 22.8°N and 22.8°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsDELTA 1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Nov 1986
1 entryFrom the same launch
1986-069
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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