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Entry no.
1996-0197

DELTA 2 R/B(2)

DELTA 2 R/B(2) (NORAD 23804) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 December 1996, after 9 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
23804
International designator
1996-013C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
24 Feb 1996Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Dec 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months282 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
2,141 kg

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

9 months

DELTA 2 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 2 Dec 1996

4 entries
1996-0198PEGASUS DEB1996-0199PEGASUS DEB1996-0200PEGASUS DEB1996-0201PEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

1996-013
1996-0042DELTA 2 R/B(1)
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