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Entry no.
1965-0149

OPS 4920

OPS 4920 (NORAD 1247) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 17 March 1965, after 5 days in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
1247
International designator
1965-019A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Mar 1965Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Mar 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
72.4°N to 72.4°SFinal inclination 107.6°
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 107.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.4°N and 72.4°S.

Life in orbit

5 days

Came down with OPS 4920

15 entries
1965-0148COSMOS 601965-0135COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0136COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0137COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0138COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0139COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0140COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0141COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0142COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0143COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0144COSMOS 57 DEB1965-0145COSMOS 57 DEB+3 more

From the same launch

1965-019
1965-0134ATLAS AGENA D R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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