CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0164
OPS 1856
OPS 1856 (NORAD 2194) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 June 1966, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2194
International designator
1966-048B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Jun 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jun 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
87.0°N to 87.0°SFinal inclination 87.0°
Mass
600 kg
Operator
USAF SSD
Built by
LMSC
Bus
Agena D
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 87.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 87.0°N and 87.0°S.
Life in orbit
6 daysCame down with OPS 1856
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-048
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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