CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0137
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 28130) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 September 2004, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28130
International designator
2003-058B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
21 Dec 2003Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Sep 2004UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 16 Sep 2004
Time in orbit
8 months269 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
29.8°N to 29.8°SFinal inclination 29.8°
Mass
1,500 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 29.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 29.8°N and 29.8°S.
Life in orbit
8 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2003-058
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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