CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1962-0028
FTV 1125
FTV 1125 (NORAD 290) came down while still attached to its host on 26 May 1962, after 28 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
290
International designator
1962-017A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Apr 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 May 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
28 days28 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
73.1°N to 73.1°SFinal inclination 73.1°
Mass
185 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA KH-4
Programme
CORONA M
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 73.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 73.1°N and 73.1°S.
Life in orbit
28 daysEntered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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