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LDEF

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
April 6, 1984 at 01:58 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-41-C
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
336 km
Periapsis
332 km
Inclination
28.5°
Orbital period
91.22 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1984-034B
NORAD catalog №
14898
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
45.1865 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 20, 1990

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 20, 1990
Time in service
5.8 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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