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Entry no.
2003-0157

DELTA 2 R/B(2)

DELTA 2 R/B(2) (NORAD 27459) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 October 2003, after 1 year, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
27459
International designator
2002-034C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
3 Jul 2002Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Oct 2003UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 3 months469 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
31.3°N to 31.3°SFinal inclination 31.3°
Mass
2,141 kg

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 31.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 31.3°N and 31.3°S.

Life in orbit

1 year, 3 months

DELTA 2 R/B(2)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 15 Oct 2003

2 entries
2003-0156SL-12 R/B(AUX MOTOR)2003-0158SL-12 DEB

From the same launch

2002-034
2002-0327DELTA 2 R/B(1)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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