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SPARTAN 101
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
June 17, 1985 at 11:33 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-51-G
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
391 km
Periapsis
355 km
Inclination
28.47°
Orbital period
92 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1985-048E
NORAD catalog №
15831
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 24, 1985
End of mission
Last active / ended
June 24, 1985
Time in service
7 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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