CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2006-0269
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 29488) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 December 2006, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
29488
International designator
2006-042C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
25 Sep 2006Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Dec 2006UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months89 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
33.6°N to 33.6°SFinal inclination 33.6°
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 33.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 33.6°N and 33.6°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Dec 2006
2 entriesFrom the same launch
2006-042
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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