CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2009-0173
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 34663) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 June 2009, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
34663
International designator
2009-014C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 2009Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Jun 2009UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months97 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
34.3°N to 34.3°SFinal inclination 34.3°
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 34.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 34.3°N and 34.3°S.
Life in orbit
3 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 29 Jun 2009
1 entryFrom the same launch
2009-014
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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