CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2016-0204
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) (NORAD 27706) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 September 2016, after 13 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27706
International designator
2003-010C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
31 Mar 2003Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Sep 2016Recorded time 22:38 UTC
Time in orbit
13 years, 5 months4,927 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
38.7°N to 38.7°SFinal inclination 38.7°
Mass
2,141 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 38.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 38.7°N and 38.7°S.
Life in orbit
13 years, 5 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 25 Sep 2016
1 entryFrom the same launch
2003-010Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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© 2026 Orbital Radar. Cite this entry by its number; the register itself may not be copied.