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Entry no.
1989-1012
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) (NORAD 19804) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 December 1989, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
19804
International designator
1989-013C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
14 Feb 1989Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Dec 1989UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months295 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.2°N to 37.2°SFinal inclination 37.2°
Mass
2,141 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 37.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.2°N and 37.2°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1989-013
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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