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Entry no.
1969-0149
OPS 1101
OPS 1101 (NORAD 3914) came down while still attached to its host on 23 May 1969, after 21 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
3914
International designator
1969-041A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 May 1969Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
23 May 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
21 days21 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
65.0°N to 65.0°SFinal inclination 65.0°
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 65.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 65.0°N and 65.0°S.
Life in orbit
21 daysOPS 1101’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
From the same launch
1969-041
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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