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Entry no.
1963-0075
FTV 2312
FTV 2312 (NORAD 308) came down while still attached to its host on 30 October 1963, after 1 year, 4 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
308
International designator
1962-024A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Jun 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Oct 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 4 months499 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
82.2°N to 82.2°SFinal inclination 82.2°
Mass
345 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
LMSC / Cutler-Hammer/AIL
Bus
SAMOS F-2
Programme
SAMOS F-2
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 82.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.2°N and 82.2°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 4 monthsFTV 2312’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Oct 1963
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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