CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0229
OPS 7807
OPS 7807 (NORAD 4078) came down while still attached to its host on 7 September 1969, after 15 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4078
International designator
1969-074A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
23 Aug 1969Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
7 Sep 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
15 days15 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
72.0°N to 72.0°SFinal inclination 108.0°
Mass
2,250 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
LMSC
Bus
KH-8-II
Programme
KH8B
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 108.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 72.0°N and 72.0°S.
Life in orbit
15 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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