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Entry no.
2020-0058

DELTA 2 R/B(1)

DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 20362) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 March 2020 over the North Pacific Ocean, after 30 years, 3 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
20362
International designator
1989-097B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
11 Dec 1989Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Mar 2020Recorded time 08:30 UTC
Time in orbit
30 years, 3 months11,048 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.6°N to 35.6°SFinal inclination 35.6°
Mass
6,930 kg

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 35.0°N, 173.0°E at 08:30 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.6°N and 35.6°S.

Life in orbit

30 years, 3 months

DELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 11 Mar 2020

2 entries
2020-0059DELTA 1 DEB2020-0060FALCON 9 DEB

From the same launch

1989-097
1990-0363DELTA 2 R/B(2) (PAM-D)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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