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STS 38
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
November 15, 1990 at 11:48 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-38
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
261 km
Periapsis
219 km
Inclination
28.48°
Orbital period
89.3 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1990-097A
NORAD catalog №
20935
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
November 20, 1990
End of mission
Last active / ended
November 20, 1990
Time in service
5 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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