CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1987-0303
USA 14
USA 14 (NORAD 16329) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 9 August 1987, after 1 year, 7 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
16329
International designator
1985-114B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Dec 1985Wallops
Re-entered (UTC)
9 Aug 1987UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
1 year, 7 months604 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
37.0°N to 37.0°SFinal inclination 37.0°
Mass
60 kg
Operator
USAF SD
Built by
Avco
Bus
ITV
Programme
ITV
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 37.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 37.0°N and 37.0°S.
Life in orbit
1 year, 7 monthsUSA 14’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 9 Aug 1987
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1985-114
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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