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STS 33

DecayedPayloadLEO

STS 33 is a United States payload satellite, launched on November 23, 1989 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
November 23, 1989 at 12:23 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Space Shuttle →
Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-33
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
559 km
Periapsis
239 km
Inclination
28.46°
Orbital period
92.54 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
113,400 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1989-090A
NORAD catalog №
20329
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
928.31 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 28, 1989

End of mission

Last active / ended
November 28, 1989
Time in service
5 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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