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1982-0517

OPS 5642

OPS 5642 (NORAD 13170) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 5 December 1982, after 6 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
13170
International designator
1982-041A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 May 1982Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
5 Dec 1982UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
6 months208 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
83.8°N to 83.8°SFinal inclination 96.2°
Mass
8,542 kg
Operator
NRO / SAFSP
Built by
LMSC
Bus
KH-9
Programme
Hex III

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 96.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 83.8°N and 83.8°S.

Life in orbit

6 months

OPS 5642’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 5 Dec 1982

3 entries
1982-0518Kosmos-1311 SS 31982-0519Kosmos-1311 SS 41982-0520COSMOS 1421 DEB

From the same launch

1982-041
1982-0160TITAN 3D R/BIn orbitP-11 No. 4433
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