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Entry no.
2004-0115
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) (NORAD 23955) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 July 2004, after 7 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23955
International designator
1996-041C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
16 Jul 1996Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jul 2004UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 11 months2,921 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
34.8°N to 34.8°SFinal inclination 34.8°
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 34.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 34.8°N and 34.8°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 11 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1996-041
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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