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STS 9

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
November 28, 1983 at 04:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Rockwell International
Mission
STS-9
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
239 km
Periapsis
231 km
Inclination
57.02°
Orbital period
89.2 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1983-116A
NORAD catalog №
14523
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 8, 1983

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 8, 1983
Time in service
10 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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