RECORD OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry number
Certificate pending
DELTA 2 R/B(1)
DELTA 2 R/B(1) (NORAD 20453) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 11 October 2026, after 36 years, 8 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
20453
International designator
1990-008B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jan 1990Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Oct 2026UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
36 years, 8 months13,409 days
How it ended
Re-entered
Latitude range
35.6°N to 35.6°SFinal inclination 35.6°
Mass
6,930 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 35.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.6°N and 35.6°S.
Life in orbit
36 years, 8 monthsDELTA 2 R/B(1)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1990-008
Recorded in the Orbital Register™. The certificate and its permanent entry number follow once the record is complete.
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