CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0105
OPS 0879
OPS 0879 (NORAD 2109) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 24 March 1966, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2109
International designator
1966-022A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Mar 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Mar 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 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
6 daysFrom the same launch
1966-022Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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