CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1962-0029
FTV 1154
FTV 1154 (NORAD 276) came down while still attached to its host on 28 May 1962, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
276
International designator
1962-011A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Apr 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 May 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month40 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
73.6°N to 73.6°SFinal inclination 73.6°
Mass
154 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 73.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 73.6°N and 73.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthFTV 1154’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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