CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0002
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 26999) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 January 2002, after 25 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26999
International designator
2001-055C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 Dec 2001Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jan 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 days25 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
76.6°N to 76.6°SFinal inclination 76.6°
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 76.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 76.6°N and 76.6°S.
Life in orbit
25 daysDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Jan 2002
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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