CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0041
OPS 2243-6236 DEB
OPS 2243-6236 DEB (NORAD 3120) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 February 1968.
Official dateFragment record
NORAD number
3120
International designator
1968-008C
Object type
Fragment
Country
United States
Parent launched
24 Jan 1968Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Feb 1968UTC calendar day
Time since launch
19 days19 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
81.5°N to 81.5°SFinal inclination 81.5°
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 81.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.5°N and 81.5°S.
Life in orbit
Also ended on 12 Feb 1968
5 entriesFrom the same launch
1968-008
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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