CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0069
0.1 SQ METER TARGET
0.1 SQ METER TARGET (NORAD 638) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 October 1963, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
638
International designator
1963-035B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
29 Aug 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Oct 1963UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 29 Sep 1963
Time in orbit
1 month45 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 81.9°
Mass
10 kg
Operator
AFSSD?
Built by
LMSC?
Programme
1SMT
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 81.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
1 month0.1 SQ METER TARGET’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1963-035
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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