CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0164
OPS 1879
OPS 1879 (NORAD 2890) came down while still attached to its host on 12 June 1969, after 1 year, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2890
International designator
1967-071A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 Jul 1967Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Jun 1969UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 5 Jun 1969
Time in orbit
1 year, 10 months688 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
75.0°N to 75.0°SFinal inclination 75.0°
Mass
600 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
LMSC / Cutler-Hammer/AIL
Bus
MULTIGROUP
Programme
MULTIGROUP
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 75.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 75.0°N and 75.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 10 monthsOPS 1879’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 12 Jun 1969
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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