CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0072
ATLAS AGENA D R/B
ATLAS AGENA D R/B (NORAD 678) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 29 October 1963, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
678
International designator
1963-041B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
25 Oct 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Oct 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
80.9°N to 80.9°SFinal inclination 99.1°
Mass
600 kg
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 99.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.9°N and 80.9°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 29 Oct 1963
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1963-041
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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