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Entry no.
1966-0496
OPS 1890
OPS 1890 (NORAD 2606) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 14 December 1966, after 9 days in orbit.
Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
2606
International designator
1966-109A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
5 Dec 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Dec 1966UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
75.3°N to 75.3°SFinal inclination 104.7°
Mass
2,000 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
GE/MSVD
Bus
AFP-206 OCV
Programme
AFP-206
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 104.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 75.3°N and 75.3°S.
Life in orbit
9 daysFrom the same launch
1966-109
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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