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MSTI 3
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
May 17, 1996 at 02:44 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Pegasus Hybrid →
Operator
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
396 km
Periapsis
223 km
Inclination
97.08°
Orbital period
90.72 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1996-031A
NORAD catalog №
23868
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
1.0434 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 11, 1997
End of mission
Last active / ended
December 11, 1997
Time in service
1.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed