CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1963-0083
FTV 1126
FTV 1126 (NORAD 292) came down while still attached to its host on 26 November 1963, after 1 year, 6 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
292
International designator
1962-018A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 May 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Nov 1963UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 6 months560 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
82.3°N to 82.3°SFinal inclination 82.3°
Mass
162 kg
Operator
NRO / USA ACE
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA ARGON
Programme
CORONA ARGON
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 82.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.3°N and 82.3°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 6 monthsFTV 1126’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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