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Entry no.
1961-0001
DISCOVERER 19
DISCOVERER 19 (NORAD 68) came down while still attached to its host on 23 January 1961, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
68
International designator
1960-019A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Dec 1960Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jan 1961UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month34 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
83.4°N to 83.4°SFinal inclination 83.4°
Mass
216 kg
Operator
USAF BMD / ARPA
Built by
LMSD/Sunnyvale
Bus
CORONA
Programme
CORONA Early
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 83.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.4°N and 83.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthDISCOVERER 19’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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