CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1976-0569
OPS 8533
OPS 8533 (NORAD 9426) came down while still attached to its host on 5 November 1976, after 1 month in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
9426
International designator
1976-094A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
15 Sep 1976Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Nov 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 month51 days
How it ended
Came down attached to its host
Latitude range
83.6°N to 83.6°SFinal inclination 96.4°
Mass
2,400 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
LMSC
Bus
KH-8
Programme
KH8D
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 96.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.6°N and 83.6°S.
Life in orbit
1 monthOPS 8533’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 5 Nov 1976
2 entries
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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