CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1959-0002
Discoverer 1
Discoverer 1 (NORAD 13) came down while still attached to its host on 3 March 1959, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
13
International designator
1959-002A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Feb 1959Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Mar 1959UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 5 Mar 1959
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
—
Mass
78 kg
Operator
ARPA / CIA
Built by
LMSD/Sunnyvale
Bus
CORONA
Programme
CORONA Early
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
3 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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