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Entry no.
2002-0258
USA 102
USA 102 (NORAD 23031) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 7 May 2002 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 8 years, 1 month in orbit.
Date from the historical record
NORAD number
23031
International designator
1994-017B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
13 Mar 1994Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
7 May 2002Recorded time 02:05 UTC
Time in orbit
8 years, 1 month2,977 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
198 kg
Operator
DoD
Built by
Ball
Bus
BCP-100
Programme
NRO Sig Tech
Where it came down
Recorded positionRecorded position 48.0°S, 164.6°W at 02:05 UTC. Its final orbit is not on record.
Life in orbit
8 years, 1 monthAlso ended on 7 May 2002
1 entryFrom the same launch
1994-017
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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