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Entry no.
1966-0023

OPS 7253

OPS 7253 (NORAD 1939) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 25 January 1966, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
1939
International designator
1966-002A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Jan 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
25 Jan 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.1°N to 86.1°SFinal inclination 93.9°
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 93.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.1°N and 86.1°S.

Life in orbit

6 days

From the same launch

1966-002
1966-0019OPS 3179 (AGENA)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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