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Entry no.
1987-0606

DELTA 1 R/B

DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 26558) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 20 December 1987, after 25 years, 2 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
26558
International designator
1962-051B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
2 Oct 1962Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Dec 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 years, 2 months9,210 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
24 kg

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

25 years, 2 months

Also ended on 20 Dec 1987

1 entry
1987-0605SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1962-051
1988-0330EXPLORER 14 (SERB 53A)
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