CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2000-0311
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 25031) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 October 2000, after 2 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25031
International designator
1997-067B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 Nov 1997Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Oct 2000UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 26 Oct 2000
Time in orbit
2 years, 11 months1,084 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.2°N to 35.2°SFinal inclination 35.2°
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 35.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.2°N and 35.2°S.
Life in orbit
2 years, 11 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Oct 2000
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1997-067
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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