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Entry no.
1962-0079
FTV 1151
FTV 1151 (NORAD 316) came down while still attached to its host on 14 September 1962, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
316
International designator
1962-027A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Jun 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Sep 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months78 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
76.0°N to 76.0°SFinal inclination 76.0°
Mass
190 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 76.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 76.0°N and 76.0°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsFTV 1151’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Sep 1962
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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