CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1993-0163
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 22701) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 August 1993, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
22701
International designator
1993-042B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
26 Jun 1993Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Aug 1993UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months65 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
25.7°N to 25.7°SFinal inclination 25.7°
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 25.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 25.7°N and 25.7°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Aug 1993
1 entryFrom the same launch
1993-042
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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