CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1962-0119
FTV 1155
FTV 1155 (NORAD 490) came down while still attached to its host on 8 December 1962, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
490
International designator
1962-066A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Dec 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Dec 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
65.2°N to 65.2°SFinal inclination 65.2°
Mass
216 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 65.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.2°N and 65.2°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 8 Dec 1962
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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