CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1998-0134
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 25277) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 May 1998, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25277
International designator
1998-019F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
30 Mar 1998Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
11 May 1998UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month42 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.0°N to 83.0°SFinal inclination 83.0°
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 83.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.0°N and 83.0°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 11 May 1998
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1998-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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