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Entry no.
1966-0246

AS-203 Nosecone

Subcritical Cryo LN2 Expt

AS-203 Nosecone (NORAD 2291) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 13 July 1966, after 8 days in orbit.

Official dateIdentified from the historical record
NORAD number
2291
International designator
1966-059B
Object type
Spacecraft
Official listing
SATURN 1B DEBListed as a fragment
Country
United States
Launched
5 Jul 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Jul 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
32.0°N to 32.0°SFinal inclination 32.0°
Mass
1,656 kg
Operator
NASA MSFC
Built by
MSFC?
Bus
Fairing
Programme
Saturn E

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 32.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.0°N and 32.0°S.

Life in orbit

8 days

From the same launch

1966-059
1966-0231APOLLO 3 (AS-203)
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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