CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1961-0027
EXPLORER 10
EXPLORER 10 (NORAD 98) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 June 1961, after 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
98
International designator
1961-010A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Mar 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jun 1961UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 months97 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
35 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
GSFC
Bus
P-14
Programme
ExplorerG
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 monthsAlso ended on 30 Jun 1961
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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