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Entry no.
1962-0091

ATLAS D R/B

ATLAS D R/B (NORAD 434) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 October 1962, after 1 day in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
434
International designator
1962-052B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
3 Oct 1962Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Oct 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 day1 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
32.5°N to 32.5°SFinal inclination 32.5°
Mass
3,400 kg

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 32.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.5°N and 32.5°S.

Life in orbit

1 day

Also ended on 4 Oct 1962

1 entry
1962-0090SL-3 DEB

From the same launch

1962-052
1962-0089MERCURY ATLAS 8
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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