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Entry no.
1965-0013

OPS 4703

OPS 4703 (NORAD 980) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 29 January 1965, after 6 days in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
980
International designator
1965-005A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
23 Jan 1965Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
29 Jan 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
77.5°N to 77.5°SFinal inclination 102.5°
Mass
2,000 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
GE/MSVD
Bus
AFP-206 OCV
Programme
AFP-206

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact 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

6 days

Also ended on 29 Jan 1965

1 entry
1965-0012SL-3 R/B

From the same launch

1965-005
1965-0011ATLAS AGENA D R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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