CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0446
OPS 5424
OPS 5424 (NORAD 2525) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 November 1966, after 14 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2525
International designator
1966-098B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 Nov 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Nov 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
14 days14 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.0°N to 89.0°SFinal inclination 91.0°
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 91.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.0°N and 89.0°S.
Life in orbit
14 daysAlso ended on 16 Nov 1966
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-098
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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