CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0068
DELTA 1 R/B
DELTA 1 R/B (NORAD 165) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 February 2014, after 52 years, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
165
International designator
1961-017B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
12 Jul 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Feb 2014UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 18 Feb 2014
Time in orbit
52 years, 7 months19,215 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
47.8°N to 47.8°SFinal inclination 47.8°
Mass
24 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 47.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 47.8°N and 47.8°S.
Life in orbit
52 years, 7 monthsDELTA 1 R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 19 Feb 2014
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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