CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2026-0300
DELTA 1 DEB
DELTA 1 DEB (NORAD 10261) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 March 2026.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
10261
International designator
1977-065CN
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
14 Jul 1977Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Mar 2026UTC calendar day
Time since launch
48 years, 8 months17,777 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
29.0°N to 29.0°SFinal inclination 29.0°
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 29.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 29.0°N and 29.0°S.
Life in orbit
DELTA 1 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Mar 2026
5 entriesFrom the same launch
1977-065
Entered in the Orbital Register™ on 7 November 2026.
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