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Entry no.
2001-0258
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) (NORAD 23835) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 September 2001, after 5 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23835
International designator
1996-019C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
28 Mar 1996Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Sep 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 6 months2,011 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
34.6°N to 34.6°SFinal inclination 34.6°
Mass
2,141 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 34.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 34.6°N and 34.6°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 6 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Sep 2001
1 entryFrom the same launch
1996-019
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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