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Entry no.
1965-0134

ATLAS AGENA D R/B

ATLAS AGENA D R/B (NORAD 1259) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 March 1965, after 4 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
1259
International designator
1965-019B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
12 Mar 1965Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Mar 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
72.3°N to 72.3°SFinal inclination 107.7°
Mass
600 kg

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 107.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.3°N and 72.3°S.

Life in orbit

4 days

Also ended on 16 Mar 1965

7 entries

From the same launch

1965-019
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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