CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1988-0203
DELTA 1 R/B
DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 18848) came down while still attached to its host on 2 April 1988, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
18848
International designator
1988-008B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Feb 1988Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 1988UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month54 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
30.7°N to 30.7°SFinal inclination 30.7°
Mass
2,280 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 30.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.7°N and 30.7°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthDELTA 1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Apr 1988
8 entriesFrom the same launch
1988-008
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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