CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0250
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 25310) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 September 2000, after 2 years, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25310
International designator
1998-023E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
24 Apr 1998Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Sep 2000UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 years, 4 months877 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
52.9°N to 52.9°SFinal inclination 52.9°
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 52.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 52.9°N and 52.9°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 4 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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