CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1962-0124
FTV 1135
FTV 1135 (NORAD 481) came down while still attached to its host on 13 December 1962, after 19 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
481
International designator
1962-065A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Nov 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Dec 1962UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
19 days19 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
65.1°N to 65.1°SFinal inclination 65.1°
Mass
236 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 65.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.1°N and 65.1°S.
Life in orbit
19 daysFTV 1135’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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