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Entry no.
1966-0077

OPS 3031 (SPHERE)

OPS 3031 (SPHERE) (NORAD 2015) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 22 February 1966, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
2015
International designator
1966-012C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Feb 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
22 Feb 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
4 kg
Operator
USAF SSD
Built by
Unknown (US)
Bus
Bluebell
Programme
AAS

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

7 days

Also ended on 22 Feb 1966

4 entries
1966-0076OPS 11841966-0075SL-8 DEB1966-0078OPS 3031 DEB1966-0079OPS 3031 DEB

From the same launch

1966-012
1966-0037OPS 3011 (CYLINDER)1966-0076OPS 1184
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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