CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1970-0249
OPS 7568
OPS 7568 (NORAD 4596) came down while still attached to its host on 11 November 1970, after 19 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
4596
International designator
1970-090A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
23 Oct 1970Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
11 Nov 1970UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
19 days19 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 allowedExact 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
19 daysOPS 7568’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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