CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0014
FTV 1660
FTV 1660 (NORAD 562) came down while still attached to its host on 26 April 1963, after 25 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
562
International designator
1963-007A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
1 Apr 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Apr 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 days25 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
75.4°N to 75.4°SFinal inclination 75.4°
Mass
215 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 75.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 75.4°N and 75.4°S.
Life in orbit
25 daysFTV 1660’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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