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STS 51J
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
October 3, 1985 at 03:15 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-51-J
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
516 km
Periapsis
478 km
Inclination
28.52°
Orbital period
94.55 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1985-092A
NORAD catalog №
16115
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
October 7, 1985
End of mission
Last active / ended
October 7, 1985
Time in service
4 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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