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STS 31

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
April 24, 1990 at 12:33 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-31 (Hubble)
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
617 km
Periapsis
609 km
Inclination
28.47°
Orbital period
96.96 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-037A
NORAD catalog №
20579
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.31 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 29, 1990

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 29, 1990
Time in service
5 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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