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STS 83

DecayedPayloadLEO

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Launch

Launch date
April 4, 1997 at 07:20 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Space Shuttle →
Operator
United Space Alliance
Mission
STS-83
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
302 km
Periapsis
298 km
Inclination
28.47°
Orbital period
90.52 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1997-013A
NORAD catalog №
24755
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 8, 1997

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 8, 1997
Time in service
4 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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