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Entry no.
1970-0076

OPS 0440

OPS 0440 (NORAD 4342) came down while still attached to its host on 26 March 1970, after 22 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
4342
International designator
1970-016A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Mar 1970Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
26 Mar 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
22 days22 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
88.0°N to 88.0°SFinal inclination 88.0°
Mass
345 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA KH-4B
Programme
CORONA CR

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 88.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 88.0°N and 88.0°S.

Life in orbit

22 days

From the same launch

1970-016
1971-0272OPS 3402
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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