CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0034
SURCAL 1B
SURCAL 1B (NORAD 597) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 July 1963, after 20 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
597
International designator
1963-021F
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Jun 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Jul 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
20 days20 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
69.8°N to 69.8°SFinal inclination 69.8°
Mass
4 kg
Operator
NRL
Built by
NRL
Bus
Surcal
Programme
SURCAL
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 69.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 69.8°N and 69.8°S.
Life in orbit
20 daysFrom the same launch
1963-021
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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