CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1972-0305
TITAN 3D R/B
TITAN 3D R/B (NORAD 6228) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 12 October 1972, after 2 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
6228
International designator
1972-079B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
10 Oct 1972Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
12 Oct 1972UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
2 days2 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
83.5°N to 83.5°SFinal inclination 96.5°
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 96.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.5°N and 83.5°S.
Life in orbit
2 daysFrom the same launch
1972-079
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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