CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1961-0035
ATLAS AGENA B R/B
ATLAS AGENA B R/B (NORAD 174) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 3 September 1961, after 11 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
174
International designator
1961-021B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Aug 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Sep 1961UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
32.9°N to 32.9°SFinal inclination 32.9°
Mass
2,150 kg
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 32.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.9°N and 32.9°S.
Life in orbit
11 daysFrom the same launch
1961-021
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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