CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1969-0294
OPS 3062
OPS 3062 (NORAD 922) came down while still attached to its host on 5 November 1969, after 5 years in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
922
International designator
1964-072A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Nov 1964Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Nov 1969UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 years1,827 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
82.0°N to 82.0°SFinal inclination 82.0°
Mass
526 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 82.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 82.0°N and 82.0°S.
Life in orbit
5 yearsOPS 3062’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Nov 1969
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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