CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1962-0109
FTV 1133/ERS 2
FTV 1133/ERS 2 (NORAD 396) came down while still attached to its host on 19 November 1962, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
396
International designator
1962-046A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
17 Sep 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Nov 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months63 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
81.8°N to 81.8°SFinal inclination 81.8°
Mass
186 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 81.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.8°N and 81.8°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsFTV 1133/ERS 2’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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