CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2008-0627
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 33332) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 October 2008, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
33332
International designator
2008-042B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 Sep 2008Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Oct 2008UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month45 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.4°N to 83.4°SFinal inclination 96.6°
Mass
6,930 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 96.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.4°N and 83.4°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 21 Oct 2008
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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