CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1981-0465
OGO 3
OGO 3 (NORAD 2195) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 14 September 1981, after 15 years, 3 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2195
International designator
1966-049A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Jun 1966Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
14 Sep 1981UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 15 Sep 1981
Time in orbit
15 years, 3 months5,578 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
487 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
TRW
Bus
OGO
Programme
EGO
Where it came down
Not on recordNo position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
15 years, 3 monthsOGO 3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 14 Sep 1981
1 entryFrom the same launch
1966-049
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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