CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2004-0195
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 28486) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 December 2004, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28486
International designator
2004-047B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
20 Nov 2004Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Dec 2004UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month33 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
19.4°N to 19.4°SFinal inclination 19.4°
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 19.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 19.4°N and 19.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Dec 2004
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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