CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0122
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 26085) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 May 2000, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26085
International designator
2000-008E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Feb 2000Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 May 2000UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months97 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
49.5°N to 49.5°SFinal inclination 49.5°
Mass
6,930 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 49.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 49.5°N and 49.5°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsDELTA 2 R/B’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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