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STS 103
Decayed
Payload
LEO
A catalogued spacecraft payload.
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Launch
Launch date
December 20, 1999 at 12:50 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
STS-103
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
609 km
Periapsis
563 km
Inclination
28.47°
Orbital period
96.4 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1999-069A
NORAD catalog №
25996
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 28, 1999
End of mission
Last active / ended
December 28, 1999
Time in service
8 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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