CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1970-0012
OPS 6617
OPS 6617 (NORAD 4264) came down while still attached to its host on 10 January 1970, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4264
International designator
1969-105A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Dec 1969Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
10 Jan 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month37 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
81.5°N to 81.5°SFinal inclination 81.5°
Mass
345 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA KH-4B
Programme
CORONA CR
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 81.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 81.5°N and 81.5°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthOPS 6617’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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