CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1974-0269
ATLAS AGENA D R/B
ATLAS AGENA D R/B (NORAD 2609) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 15 October 1974, after 7 years, 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2609
International designator
1966-110B
Object type
Rocket body
Country
United States
Launched
7 Dec 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
15 Oct 1974UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
7 years, 10 months2,869 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
30.6°N to 30.6°SFinal inclination 30.6°
Mass
600 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 30.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 30.6°N and 30.6°S.
Life in orbit
7 years, 10 monthsATLAS AGENA D R/B’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 15 Oct 1974
1 entry
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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