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Entry no.
1970-0187

OPS 7874

OPS 7874 (NORAD 4492) came down while still attached to its host on 4 September 1970, after 17 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
4492
International designator
1970-061A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Aug 1970Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Sep 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
17 days17 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
69.0°N to 69.0°SFinal inclination 111.0°
Mass
2,400 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
LMSC
Bus
KH-8
Programme
KH8B

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 111.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 69.0°N and 69.0°S.

Life in orbit

17 days

Also ended on 4 Sep 1970

1 entry
1970-0186DELTA 1 DEB
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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