CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1962-0061
FTV 1131
FTV 1131 (NORAD 345) came down while still attached to its host on 24 August 1962, after 27 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
345
International designator
1962-032A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Jul 1962Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Aug 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
27 days27 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
71.1°N to 71.1°SFinal inclination 71.1°
Mass
179 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 71.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.1°N and 71.1°S.
Life in orbit
27 daysFTV 1131’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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