CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0099
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 28231) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 May 2004, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28231
International designator
2004-014B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
20 Apr 2004Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
27 May 2004UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month37 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
85.5°N to 85.5°SFinal inclination 94.5°
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 94.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.5°N and 85.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthDELTA 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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