CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1964-0047
OPS 2921
OPS 2921 (NORAD 796) came down while still attached to its host on 26 May 1964, after 29 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
796
International designator
1964-022A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
27 Apr 1964Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 May 1964UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
29 days29 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
79.9°N to 79.9°SFinal inclination 79.9°
Mass
218 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA KH-4A
Programme
CORONA J
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 79.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 79.9°N and 79.9°S.
Life in orbit
29 daysOPS 2921’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 26 May 1964
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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