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STS 44

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
November 24, 1991 at 11:44 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-44
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
368 km
Periapsis
362 km
Inclination
28.47°
Orbital period
91.84 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1991-080A
NORAD catalog №
21795
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
494.33 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 1, 1991

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 1, 1991
Time in service
7 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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