CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2024-1305
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 22015) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 28 August 2024 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 32 years, 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
22015
International designator
1992-039B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 Jul 1992Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Aug 2024Recorded time 10:12 UTC
Time in orbit
32 years, 1 month11,740 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
20.7°N to 20.7°SFinal inclination 20.7°
Mass
6,930 kg
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 18.0°S, 142.0°W at 10:12 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 20.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 20.7°N and 20.7°S.
Life in orbit
32 years, 1 monthDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 28 Aug 2024
8 entriesFrom the same launch
1992-039
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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