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Entry no.
1971-0235

OPS 5454

OPS 5454 (NORAD 5468) came down while still attached to its host on 5 October 1971, after 25 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
5468
International designator
1971-076A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 Sep 1971Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Oct 1971UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
25 days25 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
74.9°N to 74.9°SFinal inclination 74.9°
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 74.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 74.9°N and 74.9°S.

Life in orbit

25 days

OPS 5454’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 Oct 1971

1 entry
1971-0236SL-4 R/B

From the same launch

1971-076
1976-0028OPS 7681
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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