CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1994-0087
THORAD DELTA 1 R/B(2)
THORAD DELTA 1 R/B(2) (NORAD 7252) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 July 1994, after 20 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
7252
International designator
1974-022C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
13 Apr 1974Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jul 1994UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 25 Nov 1974
Time in orbit
20 years, 2 months7,395 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.2°N to 24.2°SFinal inclination 24.2°
Mass
1,047 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 24.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.2°N and 24.2°S.
Life in orbit
20 years, 2 monthsTHORAD DELTA 1 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Jul 1994
1 entryFrom the same launch
1974-022
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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