CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1970-0179
OPS 4324
OPS 4324 (NORAD 4477) came down while still attached to its host on 19 August 1970, after 27 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4477
International designator
1970-054A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
23 Jul 1970Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
19 Aug 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
27 days27 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
60.0°N to 60.0°SFinal inclination 60.0°
Mass
345 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA KH-4B
Programme
CORONA CR
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 60.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 60.0°N and 60.0°S.
Life in orbit
27 daysOPS 4324’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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