CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2003-0117
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) (NORAD 26409) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 July 2003, after 3 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26409
International designator
2000-040C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Jul 2000Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Jul 2003UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years1,106 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
38.7°N to 38.7°SFinal inclination 38.7°
Mass
2,141 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 38.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 38.7°N and 38.7°S.
Life in orbit
3 yearsDELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2000-040
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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