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1984-0519

OPS 3984

OPS 3984 (NORAD 12799) was deorbited in a controlled re-entry on 23 November 1984, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.

Controlled re-entryOfficial date
NORAD number
12799
International designator
1981-085A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Sep 1981Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Nov 1984UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,177 days
How it ended
Deorbited (controlled re-entry)
Latitude range
—
Mass
8,556 kg
Operator
NRO / CIA
Built by
TRW
Bus
KH-11
Programme
KH-11

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

3 years, 2 months

From the same launch

1981-085
1981-0513TITAN 3D R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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