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Entry no.
2018-0103
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D) (NORAD 28476) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 May 2018, after 13 years, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
28476
International designator
2004-045C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
6 Nov 2004Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 May 2018UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 years, 6 months4,946 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, 6 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
2004-045
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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