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STS 59

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
April 9, 1994 at 11:05 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-59
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
211 km
Periapsis
202 km
Inclination
56.99°
Orbital period
88.62 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1994-020A
NORAD catalog №
23042
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
April 20, 1994

End of mission

Last active / ended
April 20, 1994
Time in service
11 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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