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Entry no.
1962-0001
Samos 5
SAMOS E-5 No. 2
Samos 5 (NORAD 219) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 January 1962, after 18 days in orbit.
Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
219
International designator
1961-035C
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
SAMOS 5 DEB (REFLECTOR)Listed as a fragment
Country
United States
Launched
22 Dec 1961Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jan 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
18 days18 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.7°N to 89.7°SFinal inclination 89.7°
Mass
800 kg
Operator
SAFSP
Built by
LMSC
Bus
E-5 RV
Programme
SAMOS E-5
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 89.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.7°N and 89.7°S.
Life in orbit
18 daysFrom the same launch
1961-035
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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