CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0003
FTV 1156
FTV 1156 (NORAD 505) came down while still attached to its host on 8 January 1963, after 25 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
505
International designator
1962-069A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Dec 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
8 Jan 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 days25 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
70.9°N to 70.9°SFinal inclination 70.9°
Mass
222 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 70.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.9°N and 70.9°S.
Life in orbit
25 daysFTV 1156’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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