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Entry no.
1981-0119

SURCAL 2

SURCAL 2 (NORAD 1310) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 27 March 1981, after 16 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
1310
International designator
1965-016G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Mar 1965Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
27 Mar 1981UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
16 years5,862 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
70.0°N to 70.0°SFinal inclination 70.0°
Mass
5 kg
Operator
NRL
Built by
NRL
Bus
Surcal
Programme
SURCAL

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 70.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 70.0°N and 70.0°S.

Life in orbit

16 years

SURCAL 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

1965-016
In orbitPOPPY 4 BravoIn orbitPOPPY 4 CharlieIn orbitPOPPY 4 DeltaIn orbitPOPPY 4 AlfaIn orbitSecor II S/N 1 (TR-27)In orbitOSCAR 3
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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