CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0022
FTV 1110
FTV 1110 (NORAD 578) came down while still attached to its host on 27 May 1963, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
578
International designator
1963-016A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 May 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
27 May 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
74.5°N to 74.5°SFinal inclination 74.5°
Mass
472 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA LANYARD
Programme
LANYARD
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 74.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.5°N and 74.5°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysEntered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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