CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2009-0228
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 32251) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 September 2009, after 1 year, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
32251
International designator
2007-043C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
27 Sep 2007Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Sep 2009UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 11 months722 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
26.5°N to 26.5°SFinal inclination 26.5°
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 26.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 26.5°N and 26.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 11 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Sep 2009
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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