CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1968-0204
OV1-15 R/B(R MOD)
OV1-15 R/B(R MOD) (NORAD 3320) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 16 August 1968, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3320
International designator
1968-059C
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
11 Jul 1968Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
16 Aug 1968UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month36 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
89.8°N to 89.8°SFinal inclination 89.8°
Mass
125 kg
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 89.8°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 89.8°N and 89.8°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthOV1-15 R/B(R MOD)’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Came down with OV1-15 R/B(R MOD)
1 entryFrom the same launch
1968-059
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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