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Entry no.
1967-0004
OPS 0855 (OV4-3 MOL)
OPS 0855 (OV4-3 MOL) (NORAD 2524) came down while still attached to its host on 9 January 1967, after 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2524
International designator
1966-099A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Nov 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jan 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 months67 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
32.8°N to 32.8°SFinal inclination 32.8°
Mass
6,627 kg
Operator
USAF SSD / NRO
Built by
Martin Marietta
Bus
MOL
Programme
OV4
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 32.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 32.8°N and 32.8°S.
Life in orbit
2 monthsOPS 0855 (OV4-3 MOL)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1966-099
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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