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Entry no.
1971-0079

DASH 2

DASH 2 (NORAD 624) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 April 1971, after 7 years, 8 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
624
International designator
1963-030D
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Jul 1963Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Apr 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 8 months2,824 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
84.3°N to 84.3°SFinal inclination 84.3°
Mass
1 kg
Operator
USAF SSD
Built by
MIT-LL
Bus
DASH
Programme
DASH

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 84.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 84.3°N and 84.3°S.

Life in orbit

7 years, 8 months

DASH 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Came down with DASH 2

4 entries
1971-0080OPS 53001971-0081SL-11 R/B1971-0082COSMOS 401 DEB1971-0083COSMOS 401 DEB

From the same launch

1963-030
In orbitMidas ETS-III F4In orbitERS 9In orbitWest Ford Telemetry Package
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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