CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0040
ATLAS AGENA D
ATLAS AGENA D (NORAD 618) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 July 1963, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
618
International designator
1963-028A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Jul 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Jul 1963UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 18 Jul 1963
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
84.6°N to 84.6°SFinal inclination 95.4°
Mass
2,000 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
GE/MSVD
Bus
AFP-206 OCV
Programme
AFP-206
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 95.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 84.6°N and 84.6°S.
Life in orbit
5 daysFrom the same launch
1963-028
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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