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Entry no.
1969-0007
FTV 2313
FTV 2313 (NORAD 527) came down while still attached to its host on 9 January 1969, after 5 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
527
International designator
1963-003A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
16 Jan 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Jan 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years, 11 months2,185 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
81.9°N to 81.9°SFinal inclination 81.9°
Mass
306 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
LMSC / Cutler-Hammer/AIL
Bus
SAMOS F-2
Programme
SAMOS F-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 81.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.9°N and 81.9°S.
Life in orbit
5 years, 11 monthsFTV 2313’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Jan 1969
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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