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STS 53

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
December 2, 1992 at 01:24 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Space Shuttle →
Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-53
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
321 km
Periapsis
317 km
Inclination
57°
Orbital period
90.91 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1992-086A
NORAD catalog №
22259
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
26.5 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 9, 1992

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 9, 1992
Time in service
7 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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