CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2001-0313
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 26954) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 October 2001, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26954
International designator
2001-047B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
18 Oct 2001Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Oct 2001UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 25 Oct 2001
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
71.1°N to 71.1°SFinal inclination 108.9°
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 108.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.1°N and 71.1°S.
Life in orbit
8 daysAlso ended on 26 Oct 2001
5 entriesFrom the same launch
2001-047
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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