CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2008-0739
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 33413) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 December 2008, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
33413
International designator
2008-054B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
25 Oct 2008Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Dec 2008UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month57 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.7°N to 81.7°SFinal inclination 98.3°
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 98.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.7°N and 81.7°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 Dec 2008
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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