CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1996-0042
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 23803) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 May 1996, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23803
International designator
1996-013B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
24 Feb 1996Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
1 May 1996UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 2 May 1996
Time in orbit
2 months67 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
85.9°N to 85.9°SFinal inclination 85.9°
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 85.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.9°N and 85.9°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1996-013
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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