CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2009-0033
DELTA 3 R/B
DELTA 3 R/B (NORAD 26475) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 February 2009, after 8 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26475
International designator
2000-048B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Aug 2000Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Feb 2009UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 years, 5 months3,087 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
27.4°N to 27.4°SFinal inclination 27.4°
Mass
19,078 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 27.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 27.4°N and 27.4°S.
Life in orbit
8 years, 5 monthsDELTA 3 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2000-048
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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