CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1965-0016
OPS 3928
OPS 3928 (NORAD 972) came down while still attached to its host on 9 February 1965, after 25 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
972
International designator
1965-002A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Jan 1965Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Feb 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 days25 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
75.0°N to 75.0°SFinal inclination 75.0°
Mass
210 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 75.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 75.0°N and 75.0°S.
Life in orbit
25 daysOPS 3928’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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