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Entry no.
1976-0642

OPS 4699

OPS 4699 (NORAD 9006) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 13 December 1976, after 5 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
9006
International designator
1976-065A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
8 Jul 1976Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
13 Dec 1976UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
5 months158 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
83.1°N to 83.1°SFinal inclination 96.9°
Mass
7,624 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
LMSC
Bus
KH-9
Programme
Hex II

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 96.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.1°N and 83.1°S.

Life in orbit

5 months

OPS 4699’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 13 Dec 1976

6 entries
1976-0636COSMOS 777 DEB1976-0637COSMOS 777 DEB1976-0638COSMOS 777 DEB1976-0639COSMOS 777 DEB1976-0640COSMOS 777 DEB1976-0641COSMOS 777 DEB

From the same launch

1976-065
1976-0197TITAN 3D R/B1986-0177OPS 3986In orbitP-11 No. 4430
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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