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Entry no.
1962-0045

SAMOS 9 (FTV 2403)

SAMOS 9 (FTV 2403) (NORAD 343) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 July 1962, after 9 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
343
International designator
1962-030B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Jul 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Jul 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.9°N to 83.9°SFinal inclination 96.1°
Mass
600 kg
Operator
SAFSP
Built by
GE/RSD
Bus
E-6 RV
Programme
SAMOS E-6 RV

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 96.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.9°N and 83.9°S.

Life in orbit

9 days

From the same launch

1962-030
1962-0044ATLAS AGENA B R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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