CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1999-0176
DELTA R/B
DELTA R/B (NORAD 25728) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 6 June 1999, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25728
International designator
1999-024B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
5 May 1999Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Jun 1999UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 5 Jun 1999
Time in orbit
1 month32 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
29.5°N to 29.5°SFinal inclination 29.5°
Mass
19,078 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 29.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 29.5°N and 29.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthDELTA R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 6 Jun 1999
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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