CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1966-0488
OPS 1960
OPS 1960 (NORAD 2200) came down while still attached to its host on 3 December 1966, after 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2200
International designator
1966-051A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Jun 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
3 Dec 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months177 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
89.9°N to 89.9°SFinal inclination 89.9°
Mass
1,000 kg
Operator
USAF SSD
Built by
LMSC
Bus
Midas RTS
Programme
Midas RTS-I
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 89.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.9°N and 89.9°S.
Life in orbit
5 monthsOPS 1960’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 3 Dec 1966
1 entryFrom the same launch
1966-051
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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