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NUSAT 1
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
April 29, 1985 at 04:02 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-51-B
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
154 km
Periapsis
148 km
Inclination
56.96°
Orbital period
87.5 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1985-034B
NORAD catalog №
15666
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Radar cross-section
0.547 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 15, 1986
End of mission
Last active / ended
December 15, 1986
Time in service
1.6 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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