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SPAS 1

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
June 18, 1983 at 11:33 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Space Shuttle →
Operator
Rockwell International
Mission
STS-7
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
296 km
Periapsis
291 km
Inclination
28.46°
Orbital period
90.39 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1983-059F
NORAD catalog №
14142
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
GermanyGermany
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
June 24, 1983

End of mission

Last active / ended
June 24, 1983
Time in service
6 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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