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Entry no.
1991-0527
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) (NORAD 20304) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 December 1991, after 2 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20304
International designator
1989-085C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
21 Oct 1989Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 1991UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 1 month775 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.4°N to 37.4°SFinal inclination 37.4°
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 37.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.4°N and 37.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 1 monthDELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1989-085
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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