CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0162
OPS 1778
OPS 1778 (NORAD 2181) came down while still attached to its host on 9 June 1966, after 16 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2181
International designator
1966-042A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 May 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jun 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
66.0°N to 66.0°SFinal inclination 66.0°
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 66.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 66.0°N and 66.0°S.
Life in orbit
16 daysAlso ended on 9 Jun 1966
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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