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Entry no.
1966-0454
OPS 1439 DEB
OPS 1439 DEB (NORAD 2004) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 November 1966.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
2004
International designator
1966-009C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
9 Feb 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
18 Nov 1966UTC calendar day
Time since launch
9 months282 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
82.0°N to 82.0°SFinal inclination 82.0°
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 82.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.0°N and 82.0°S.
Life in orbit
OPS 1439 DEB’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 Nov 1966
9 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-009Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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