CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0142
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 28377) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 September 2004, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28377
International designator
2004-026B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
15 Jul 2004Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Sep 2004UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months70 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
77.0°N to 77.0°SFinal inclination 103.0°
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 103.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 77.0°N and 77.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsDELTA 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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