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2021-0119

EP 3

EP 3 (NORAD 11745) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 2 April 2021 over the South Pacific Ocean, after 41 years in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
11745
International designator
1980-019G
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Mar 1980Vandenberg
Re-entered (UTC)
2 Apr 2021Recorded time 16:08 UTC
Time in orbit
41 years15,005 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
63.2°N to 63.2°SFinal inclination 63.2°
Mass
200 kg
Operator
NRO / NRL
Built by
Martin Marietta
Bus
NOSS SSU
Programme
SSU

Where it came down

Recorded position

Recorded position 44.0°S, 174.0°E at 16:08 UTC. Its final orbit, inclined at 63.2°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 63.2°N and 63.2°S.

Life in orbit

41 years

EP 3’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

From the same launch

1980-019
In orbitPARCAE 3In orbitPARCAE 3 SSU 1In orbitPARCAE 3 SSU 2
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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