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Entry no.
1967-0249
STARAD (FTV 1401)
STARAD (FTV 1401) (NORAD 444) came down while still attached to its host on 5 October 1967, after 4 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
444
International designator
1962-058A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
26 Oct 1962Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Oct 1967UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
4 years, 11 months1,805 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
71.2°N to 71.2°SFinal inclination 71.2°
Mass
315 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA STARAD
Programme
CORONA E
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 71.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 71.2°N and 71.2°S.
Life in orbit
4 years, 11 monthsSTARAD (FTV 1401)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Oct 1967
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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