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Entry no.
1978-0004
OV1-8
OV1-8 (NORAD 2324) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 4 January 1978, after 11 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2324
International designator
1966-063A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
14 Jul 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
4 Jan 1978UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
11 years, 5 months4,192 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
35.9°N to 35.9°SFinal inclination 144.1°
Mass
10 kg
Operator
USAF OAR
Built by
Goodyear
Bus
9-m Grid Sphere
Programme
OV1 A
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 144.1°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 35.9°N and 35.9°S.
Life in orbit
11 years, 5 monthsOV1-8’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 4 Jan 1978
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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