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Entry no.
1972-0179
OPS 6371
OPS 6371 (NORAD 6037) came down while still attached to its host on 4 June 1972, after 10 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6037
International designator
1972-039A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
25 May 1972Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Jun 1972Recorded time 23:32 UTC
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
83.7°N to 83.7°SFinal inclination 96.3°
Mass
345 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
LMSC
Bus
CORONA KH-4B
Programme
CORONA CR
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 96.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.7°N and 83.7°S.
Life in orbit
10 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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