CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0013
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 25532) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 8 January 1999, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25532
International designator
1998-066F
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 Nov 1998Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jan 1999UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 7 Jan 1999
Time in orbit
2 months63 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.4°N to 82.4°SFinal inclination 82.4°
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 82.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.4°N and 82.4°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 8 Jan 1999
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1998-066
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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