CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0086
OV1-17A (ORBISCAL 2)
OV1-17A (ORBISCAL 2) (NORAD 3826) came down while still attached to its host on 24 March 1969, after 6 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3826
International designator
1969-025D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Mar 1969Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
24 Mar 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
80.9°N to 80.9°SFinal inclination 99.1°
Mass
39 kg
Operator
NRL / USAF OAR
Built by
NRL?
Bus
Orbiscal
Programme
OV1 P
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 99.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 80.9°N and 80.9°S.
Life in orbit
6 daysAlso ended on 24 Mar 1969
1 entryFrom the same launch
1969-025
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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