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Entry no.
1968-0187
OPS 5343
OPS 5343 (NORAD 3296) came down while still attached to its host on 16 July 1968, after 26 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3296
International designator
1968-052A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Jun 1968Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Jul 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
26 days26 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
85.0°N to 85.0°SFinal inclination 85.0°
Mass
210 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA KH-4A
Programme
CORONA J-2
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 85.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 85.0°N and 85.0°S.
Life in orbit
26 daysOPS 5343’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 16 Jul 1968
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1968-052
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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