CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0290
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 26408) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 October 2000, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26408
International designator
2000-040B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Jul 2000Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Oct 2000UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months90 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.5°N to 37.5°SFinal inclination 37.5°
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 37.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.5°N and 37.5°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Oct 2000
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2000-040
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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