CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1965-0261
OPS 5501
OPS 5501 (NORAD 1424) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 June 1965, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
1424
International designator
1965-050B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Jun 1965Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jun 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
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 allowedExact 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 daysAlso ended on 30 Jun 1965
1 entryFrom the same launch
1965-050
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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