CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0081
OPS 7291
OPS 7291 (NORAD 1968) came down while still attached to its host on 27 February 1966, after 25 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
1968
International designator
1966-007A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 Feb 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Feb 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 days25 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
75.0°N to 75.0°SFinal inclination 75.0°
Mass
210 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA KH-4A
Programme
CORONA J
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 75.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 75.0°N and 75.0°S.
Life in orbit
25 daysOPS 7291’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 27 Feb 1966
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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Record version 1 · No corrections · orbitalradar.com/register/1966-0081
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