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Entry no.
1992-0016
DELTA 1 R/B
DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 14782) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 January 1992, after 7 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
14782
International designator
1984-021C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
1 Mar 1984Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jan 1992UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 10 months2,882 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.0°N to 80.0°SFinal inclination 100.0°
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 100.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.0°N and 80.0°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 10 monthsDELTA 1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Jan 1992
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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