Orbital Register · 1962

Satellite Re-entries in 1962

In 1962, 140 human-made objects ended their flights: 53 spacecraft, 21 rocket bodies and 66 fragments. 82 satellites were launched that year, and 69 were in space at its end. Every one has an entry in the Orbital Register.

140
Entries in 1962: objects whose flights ended
82
Satellites launched in 1962
69
Satellites in space at the end of 1962

Every orbital launch of 1962 in the Launch Log →

Entries in 1962, month by month

By the UTC day each flight ended
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In 1962

Notable entries

1962-0018RANGER 4
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Every entry for 1962

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140 of 35,589 entries
1962-0040FTV 1129NORAD 315 · 1962-026A · SpacecraftUnited States23 Jun 19627 Jul 196214dCame down with its host1962-0039FTV 1126 DEBNORAD 293 · 1962-018B · FragmentUnited States—3 Jul 1962—Re-entered1962-0038FTV 1127NORAD 304 · 1962-022A · SpacecraftUnited States2 Jun 196228 Jun 196226dCame down with its host1962-0037OSCAR 2NORAD 305 · 1962-022B · SpacecraftUnited States2 Jun 196221 Jun 196219dRe-entered1962-0036SAMOS 8 (FTV 2402)NORAD 307 · 1962-023A · SpacecraftUnited States17 Jun 196218 Jun 19621dCame down with its host1962-0035SL-7 R/BNORAD 267 · 1962-008B · Rocket bodyUSSR16 Mar 196218 Jun 19623mRe-entered1962-0034SL-3 R/BNORAD 284 · 1962-014B · Rocket bodyUSSR26 Apr 196217 Jun 19621mRe-entered1962-0033THOR ABLESTAR DEBNORAD 143 · 1961-015AD · FragmentUnited States—16 Jun 1962—Re-entered1962-0032FTV 1128NORAD 302 · 1962-021A · SpacecraftUnited States30 May 196211 Jun 196212dCame down with its host1962-0031FTV 1127 DEBNORAD 306 · 1962-022C · FragmentUnited States—6 Jun 1962—Re-entered1962-0030FTV 1128 DEBNORAD 303 · 1962-021B · FragmentUnited States—2 Jun 1962—Re-entered1962-0029FTV 1154NORAD 276 · 1962-011A · SpacecraftUnited States18 Apr 196228 May 19621mCame down with its host1962-0028FTV 1125NORAD 290 · 1962-017A · SpacecraftUnited States28 Apr 196226 May 196228dCame down with its host1962-0027ATLAS D 7 R/BNORAD 296 · 1962-019B · Rocket bodyUnited States24 May 196225 May 19621dRe-entered1962-0026MERCURY ATLAS 7NORAD 295 · 1962-019A · SpacecraftUnited States24 May 196224 May 19620dLanded1962-0025COSMOS 1 (SPUTNIK 11)NORAD 266 · 1962-008A · SpacecraftUSSR16 Mar 196223 May 19622mRe-entered1962-0024DISCOVERER 23 CAPSULENORAD 102 · 1961-011B · SpacecraftUnited States8 Apr 196123 May 19621y 1mRe-entered1962-0023MIDAS 5 DEBNORAD 272 · 1962-010B · FragmentUnited States—4 May 1962—Re-entered1962-0022SL-3 DEBNORAD 289 · 1962-014C · FragmentUSSR—3 May 1962—Re-entered1962-0021FTV 1125 DEBNORAD 291 · 1962-017B · FragmentUnited States—1 May 1962—Re-entered
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Index of 1962: 53 spacecraft and 21 rocket bodies

Spacecraft

Samos 5 1962-0001 · OSCAR 1 1962-0003 · MERCURY ATLAS 6 1962-0004 · FTV 2301 1962-0008 · DISCOVERER 36 1962-0010 · DISCOVERER 38 1962-0011 · DISCOVERER 23 1962-0013 · DISCOVERER 21 1962-0014 · RANGER 4 1962-0018 · SAMOS 7 (FTV 2401) 1962-0019 · COSMOS 4 (SPUTNIK 14) 1962-0020 · DISCOVERER 23 CAPSULE 1962-0024 · COSMOS 1 (SPUTNIK 11) 1962-0025 · MERCURY ATLAS 7 1962-0026 · FTV 1125 1962-0028 · FTV 1154 1962-0029 · FTV 1128 1962-0032 · SAMOS 8 (FTV 2402) 1962-0036 · OSCAR 2 1962-0037 · FTV 1127 1962-0038 · FTV 1129 1962-0040 · SAMOS 9 (FTV 2403) 1962-0045 · DISCOVERER 20 1962-0046 · COSMOS 7 (SPUTNIK 17) 1962-0049 · SAMOS 10 (FTV 2404) 1962-0051 · SAMOS 5 1962-0054 · FTV 1130 1962-0055 · VOSTOK 3 1962-0058 · VOSTOK 4 1962-0059 · FTV 1131 1962-0061 · FTV 1152 1962-0062 · SPUTNIK 19 1962-0063 · SPUTNIK 4 1962-0068 · SPUTNIK 20 1962-0072 · COSMOS 6 (SPUTNIK 16) 1962-0073 · FTV 1153 1962-0075 · FTV 1151 1962-0079 · SPUTNIK 21 1962-0080 · COSMOS 9 1962-0087 · MERCURY ATLAS 8 1962-0089 · FTV 1154 1962-0097 · COSMOS 3 (SPUTNIK 13) 1962-0098 · COSMOS 10 1962-0099 · SPUTNIK 22 1962-0100 · SPUTNIK 24 1962-0105 · FTV 2405 1962-0107 · FTV 1134 1962-0108 · FTV 1133/ERS 2 1962-0109 · FTV 1136 1962-0114 · DISCOVERER 34 1962-0117 · FTV 1155 1962-0119 · FTV 1135 1962-0124 · COSMOS 12 1962-0139

Rocket bodies

ATLAS D R/B 1962-0005 · ATLAS D 7 R/B 1962-0027 · SL-3 R/B 1962-0034 · SL-7 R/B 1962-0035 · ATLAS AGENA B R/B 1962-0044 · SL-7 R/B 1962-0050 · SL-7 R/B 1962-0052 · SL-3 R/B 1962-0056 · SL-3 R/B 1962-0057 · SL-3 R/B 1962-0060 · SL-6 R/B 1962-0066 · SL-6 R/B 1962-0067 · SL-6 R/B 1962-0076 · ATLAS D R/B 1962-0091 · SL-7 R/B 1962-0092 · ATLAS AGENA B R/B 1962-0101 · SL-6 R/B 1962-0102 · SL-3 R/B 1962-0104 · SL-7 R/B 1962-0125 · SL-7 R/B 1962-0128 · SL-3 R/B 1962-0130

The full list above also holds 66 fragments.