CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0388
OPS 2055
OPS 2055 (NORAD 2489) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 20 October 1966, after 8 days in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
2489
International designator
1966-090A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
12 Oct 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
20 Oct 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
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
8 daysAlso ended on 20 Oct 1966
1 entryFrom the same launch
1966-090Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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