CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1967-0056
ERS 16
ERS 16 (NORAD 2202) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 March 1967, after 9 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2202
International designator
1966-051C
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Jun 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Mar 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
9 months276 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.9°N to 89.9°SFinal inclination 89.9°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
USAF SSD
Built by
TRW
Bus
ORS
Programme
ORS II
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
9 monthsERS 16’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1966-051
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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