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Entry no.
1998-0091
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) (NORAD 21892) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 April 1998, after 6 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
21892
International designator
1992-009C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Feb 1992Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Apr 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 years, 1 month2,240 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
34.4°N to 34.4°SFinal inclination 34.4°
Mass
2,141 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 34.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 34.4°N and 34.4°S.
Life in orbit
6 years, 1 monthDELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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