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Entry no.
1962-0038
FTV 1127
FTV 1127 (NORAD 304) came down while still attached to its host on 28 June 1962, after 26 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
304
International designator
1962-022A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 Jun 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Jun 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 days26 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
74.3°N to 74.3°SFinal inclination 74.3°
Mass
163 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 74.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.3°N and 74.3°S.
Life in orbit
26 daysFTV 1127’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1962-022
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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