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Entry no.
1961-0016
TRANSIT 3B/LOFTI 1
TRANSIT 3B/LOFTI 1 (NORAD 87) came down while still attached to its host on 30 March 1961, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
87
International designator
1961-007A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
22 Feb 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Mar 1961UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month36 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
28.4°N to 28.4°SFinal inclination 28.4°
Mass
170 kg
Operator
USN BuWeps
Built by
APL
Bus
Transit 1
Programme
Transit
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 28.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.4°N and 28.4°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthTRANSIT 3B/LOFTI 1’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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