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Entry no.
1967-0024

CALSPHERE 1A

CALSPHERE 1A (NORAD 513) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 5 February 1967, after 4 years, 1 month in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
513
International designator
1962-067E
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Dec 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Feb 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 1 month1,515 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.2°N to 70.2°SFinal inclination 70.2°
Mass
25 kg
Operator
NRO / NRL
Built by
NRL
Bus
NRL 20"
Programme
POPPY

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 70.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.2°N and 70.2°S.

Life in orbit

4 years, 1 month

CALSPHERE 1A’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

1962-067
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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