CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2002-0475
OV1-10
OV1-10 (NORAD 2611) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 November 2002, after 35 years, 11 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
2611
International designator
1966-111B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
11 Dec 1966Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Nov 2002UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
35 years, 11 months13,138 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
86.6°N to 86.6°SFinal inclination 93.4°
Mass
124 kg
Operator
USAF OAR
Built by
GD/Convair
Bus
OV1
Programme
OV1 X
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 93.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 86.6°N and 86.6°S.
Life in orbit
35 years, 11 monthsOV1-10’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 30 Nov 2002
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1966-111
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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