CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1964-0093
OPS 3497
OPS 3497 (NORAD 882) came down while still attached to its host on 6 October 1964, after 22 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
882
International designator
1964-056A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Sep 1964Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
6 Oct 1964UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
22 days22 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
85.0°N to 85.0°SFinal inclination 85.0°
Mass
201 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 85.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.0°N and 85.0°S.
Life in orbit
22 daysOPS 3497’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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