CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2003-0095
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 21150) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 26 May 2003, after 12 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
21150
International designator
1991-018B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Mar 1991Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
26 May 2003UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 years, 2 months4,462 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
24.9°N to 24.9°SFinal inclination 24.9°
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 24.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 24.9°N and 24.9°S.
Life in orbit
12 years, 2 monthsDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 May 2003
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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