CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2010-0063
DELTA 2 R/B
DELTA 2 R/B (NORAD 35947) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 March 2010, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
35947
International designator
2009-055B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
8 Oct 2009Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Mar 2010UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months154 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
88.0°N to 88.0°SFinal inclination 92.0°
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 92.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 88.0°N and 88.0°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsDELTA 2 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 11 Mar 2010
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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