CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1965-0315
OPS 6004
OPS 6004 (NORAD 1609) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 October 1965, after 5 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
1609
International designator
1965-076A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
30 Sep 1965Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Oct 1965UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 days5 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
2,000 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
GE/MSVD
Bus
AFP-206 OCV
Programme
AFP-206
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
5 daysAlso ended on 5 Oct 1965
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1965-076
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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