CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2023-1730
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 20303) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 October 2023 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 33 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20303
International designator
1989-085B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
21 Oct 1989Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Oct 2023Recorded time 14:05 UTC
Time in orbit
33 years, 11 months12,413 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 positionRecorded position 35.0°S, 157.0°W at 14:05 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 35.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.6°N and 35.6°S.
Life in orbit
33 years, 11 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1989-085
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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