CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0072
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 24874) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 March 1998, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
24874
International designator
1997-034F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
9 Jul 1997Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Mar 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months264 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.7°N to 82.7°SFinal inclination 82.7°
Mass
1,380 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 82.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.7°N and 82.7°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Mar 1998
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1997-034
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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