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STS 126

DecayedPayloadLEO

STS 126 is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 15, 2008 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 15, 2008 at 12:55 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Space Shuttle →
Operator
United Space Alliance
Mission
STS-126
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
352 km
Periapsis
344 km
Inclination
51.64°
Orbital period
91.49 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
116,554 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2008-059A
NORAD catalog №
33441
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
37.3899 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 30, 2008

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 30, 2008
Time in service
15 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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