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Entry no.
1965-0239
OPS 3236 (STARFLASH 1A)
OPS 3236 (STARFLASH 1A) (NORAD 811) came down while still attached to its host on 2 June 1965, after 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
811
International designator
1964-030A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Jun 1964Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Jun 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 months354 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 115.0°
Mass
180 kg
Operator
NRO / USA ACE
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA ARGON
Programme
CORONA ARGON
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 115.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
11 monthsOPS 3236 (STARFLASH 1A)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 2 Jun 1965
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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