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Entry no.
1963-0009
FTV 1157
FTV 1157 (NORAD 525) came down while still attached to its host on 24 January 1963, after 17 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
525
International designator
1963-002A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Jan 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Jan 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
82.2°N to 82.2°SFinal inclination 82.2°
Mass
209 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 82.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.2°N and 82.2°S.
Life in orbit
17 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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