CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1964-0217
OPS 5434
OPS 5434 (NORAD 921) came down while still attached to its host on 28 November 1964, after 26 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
921
International designator
1964-071A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 Nov 1964Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
28 Nov 1964UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 days26 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
79.9°N to 79.9°SFinal inclination 79.9°
Mass
273 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
26 daysOPS 5434’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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