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Entry no.
1999-0306

DELTA 2 R/B(1)

DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 22878) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 September 1999, after 5 years, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
22878
International designator
1993-068B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
26 Oct 1993Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Sep 1999UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 10 months2,153 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.1°N to 35.1°SFinal inclination 35.1°
Mass
6,930 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.1°N and 35.1°S.

Life in orbit

5 years, 10 months

DELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 18 Sep 1999

1 entry
1999-0307PEGASUS DEB

From the same launch

1993-068
2004-0011DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
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