CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1962-0101
ATLAS AGENA B R/B
ATLAS AGENA B R/B (NORAD 259) came down while still attached to its host on 3 November 1962, after 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
259
International designator
1962-007C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 Mar 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Nov 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 months241 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
89.1°N to 89.1°SFinal inclination 90.9°
Mass
5 kg
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 90.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.1°N and 89.1°S.
Life in orbit
7 monthsATLAS AGENA B R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Nov 1962
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1962-007
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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