CERTIFICATE OF RE-ENTRYOrbital Register™ · by Orbital Radar™
Entry no.
2014-0251
TIROS 2
TIROS 2 (NORAD 63) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 18 May 2014, after 53 years, 5 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
63
International designator
1960-016A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
23 Nov 1960Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
18 May 2014UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
53 years, 5 months19,534 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
48.4°N to 48.4°SFinal inclination 48.4°
Mass
122 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
RCA/East Windsor
Bus
Tiros
Programme
Tiros A
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 48.4°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 48.4°N and 48.4°S.
Life in orbit
53 years, 5 monthsTIROS 2’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 18 May 2014
6 entriesFrom the same launch
1960-016
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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