CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1990-0524
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 20498) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 December 1990, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20498
International designator
1990-015C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
14 Feb 1990Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Dec 1990UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months296 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
41.6°N to 41.6°SFinal inclination 41.6°
Mass
6,930 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 41.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 41.6°N and 41.6°S.
Life in orbit
9 monthsDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 7 Dec 1990
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1990-015
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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