CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1965-0249
OPS 8431
OPS 8431 (NORAD 1374) came down while still attached to its host on 15 June 1965, after 28 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
1374
International designator
1965-037A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 May 1965Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Jun 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
28 days28 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
28 daysOPS 8431’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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