CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1972-0016
TITAN 3D R/B
TITAN 3D R/B (NORAD 5770) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 January 1972, after 3 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
5770
International designator
1972-002B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
20 Jan 1972Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jan 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.0°N to 83.0°SFinal inclination 97.0°
Mass
2,650 kg
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 97.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.0°N and 83.0°S.
Life in orbit
3 daysAlso ended on 23 Jan 1972
1 entryFrom the same launch
1972-002
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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