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Entry no.
1964-0078
OPS 3042
OPS 3042 (NORAD 846) came down while still attached to its host on 1 September 1964, after 27 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
846
International designator
1964-043A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
5 Aug 1964Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
1 Sep 1964UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
27 days27 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
80.0°N to 80.0°SFinal inclination 80.0°
Mass
266 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 80.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.0°N and 80.0°S.
Life in orbit
27 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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