CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0395
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 25887) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 September 2002, after 3 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25887
International designator
1999-043E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
17 Aug 1999Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Sep 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 1 month1,131 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
52.2°N to 52.2°SFinal inclination 52.2°
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 52.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 52.2°N and 52.2°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 1 monthDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 21 Sep 2002
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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