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Entry no.
1962-0037

OSCAR 2

OSCAR 2 (NORAD 305) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 21 June 1962, after 19 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
305
International designator
1962-022B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 Jun 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
21 Jun 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
19 days19 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
74.3°N to 74.3°SFinal inclination 74.3°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
OSCAR
Built by
OSCAR
Bus
OSCAR
Programme
OSCAR

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 74.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.3°N and 74.3°S.

Life in orbit

19 days

From the same launch

1962-022
1962-0038FTV 1127
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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