CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2005-0049
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 28390) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 May 2005, after 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28390
International designator
2004-030B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
3 Aug 2004Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
2 May 2005UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 months272 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
32.1°N to 32.1°SFinal inclination 32.1°
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 32.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.1°N and 32.1°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
2004-030
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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