Object Description:
| Type: | Delta II Stage 2 Rocket Body |
| NORAD Name: | DELTA 2 R/B(1) |
| NORAD Number: | 27851 |
| Int'l Designation: | 2003 032C |
| Launched: | 08 JUL 2003 @ 04:18 UTC |
| Site: | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-17B |
| Mission: | Mars Exploration Rover B (Opportunity) |
Reentry Prediction:
| Predicted Reentry Time: | 25 JUL 2004 @ 00:52 UTC ± 90 minutes |
| Prediction Epoch: | 24 JUL 2004 @ 23:23:40.973 UTC |
| Observed Reentry Time: | Evening (local) of 25 JUL 2004 |
| Prediction Ground Track: |
Ground track plotted at 5-minute intervals
Blue Line - ground track uncertainty prior to predicted time
Yellow Line - ground track uncertainty after predicted time
Orange Line - Earth horizon as seen from the reentering body
White Line - day/night terminator (Sun location as indicated)
Pink Marker - vicinity of debris and eyewitness sightings
USSTRATCOM Bulletin:
(from NASA/GSFC Orbital Information Group)
PREPARATION DATE TIME: 250032ZJUL04 1. 27851/2003-032C /DELTA 2 R/B(1) /ROCKET BODY/ US 2. 08 JUL 2003 3. REV 4363/DESCENDING/25 JUL 0006Z 4. 0.1 DEG S 308.7 DEG E 5. DECAY WINDOW IS PLUS OR MINUS 01 MINUTES. 6. INCLINATION 025.9 DEGREES. 7. FINAL REPORT.
