CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0323
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 26885) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 1 July 2002, after 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26885
International designator
2001-034B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Aug 2001Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Jul 2002UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 30 Jun 2002
Time in orbit
10 months327 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.8°N to 26.8°SFinal inclination 26.8°
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 26.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.8°N and 26.8°S.
Life in orbit
10 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 1 Jul 2002
1 entryFrom the same launch
2001-034
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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