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Entry no.
1966-0045

OPS 3031 DEB

OPS 3031 DEB (NORAD 2073) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 17 February 1966.

Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
2073
International designator
1966-012AL
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
15 Feb 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
17 Feb 1966UTC calendar day
Time since launch
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

Also ended on 17 Feb 1966

9 entries
1966-0037OPS 3011 (CYLINDER)1966-0038OPS 3031 DEB1966-0039OPS 3031 DEB1966-0040OPS 3031 DEB1966-0041OPS 3031 DEB1966-0042OPS 3031 DEB1966-0043OPS 3031 DEB1966-0044OPS 3031 DEB1966-0046OPS 3031 DEB

From the same launch

1966-012
1966-0037OPS 3011 (CYLINDER)1966-0076OPS 11841966-0077OPS 3031 (SPHERE)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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