CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1965-0011
ATLAS AGENA D R/B
ATLAS AGENA D R/B (NORAD 981) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 January 1965, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
981
International designator
1965-005B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
23 Jan 1965Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Jan 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
77.5°N to 77.5°SFinal inclination 102.5°
Mass
600 kg
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 102.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 77.5°N and 77.5°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysFrom the same launch
1965-005
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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