CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2003-0087
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 25855) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 May 2003, after 3 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25855
International designator
1999-037E
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
10 Jul 1999Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 May 2003UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 10 months1,406 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
52.1°N to 52.1°SFinal inclination 52.1°
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 52.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 52.1°N and 52.1°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 10 monthsDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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