CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1961-0059
DISCOVERER 36 CAPSULE
DISCOVERER 36 CAPSULE (NORAD 215) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 19 December 1961, after 7 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
215
International designator
1961-034C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Dec 1961Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Dec 1961UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.2°N to 81.2°SFinal inclination 81.2°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
USAF SSD
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 81.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.2°N and 81.2°S.
Life in orbit
7 daysFrom the same launch
1961-034
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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