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Entry no.
1962-0013
DISCOVERER 23
DISCOVERER 23 (NORAD 100) came down while still attached to its host on 16 April 1962, after 1 year in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
100
International designator
1961-011A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
8 Apr 1961Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Apr 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year373 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
82.2°N to 82.2°SFinal inclination 82.2°
Mass
121 kg
Operator
USAF SSD / USA ACE
Built by
LMSD/Sunnyvale
Bus
CORONA ARGON
Programme
CORONA ARGON
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 82.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.2°N and 82.2°S.
Life in orbit
1 yearDISCOVERER 23’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1961-011
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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