CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
1992-0157
USA 36
USA 36 (NORAD 19911) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 23 June 1992, after 3 years, 2 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
19911
International designator
1989-026A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Mar 1989Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
23 Jun 1992UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
3 years, 2 months1,187 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
47.7°N to 47.7°SFinal inclination 47.7°
Mass
2,600 kg
Operator
SDIO
Built by
MDAC-HB
Bus
Delta Star
Programme
SDIO Delta
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 47.7°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 47.7°N and 47.7°S.
Life in orbit
3 years, 2 monthsUSA 36’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 23 Jun 1992
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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