CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1997-0296
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 24908) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 October 1997, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24908
International designator
1997-043F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
21 Aug 1997Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Oct 1997UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month55 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.6°N to 82.6°SFinal inclination 82.6°
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 82.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.6°N and 82.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Oct 1997
1 entryFrom the same launch
1997-043
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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