Orbica
UpcomingTimelineAgenciesRocketsSatellitesTrackIntel
← Satellites

Payload

STS 61B

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

Loading…

Launch

Launch date
November 27, 1985 at 12:29 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Space Shuttle →
Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-61-B
Launch record
View full launch →

Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
385 km
Periapsis
323 km
Inclination
28.47°
Orbital period
91.62 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1985-109A
NORAD catalog №
16273
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.31 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 3, 1985

End of mission

Last active / ended
December 3, 1985
Time in service
6 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

Related news

I Am Artemis: Elkin Norena
NASA · 5d ago
Q&A: Astronaut Linda Godwin on lessons learned from Artemis
SpaceNews · 2mo ago
I Am Artemis: Erik Richards
NASA · 2mo ago
Eileen Collins on what it takes to become Space Shuttle Commander
SpaceNews · 2mo ago
Astronauts’ Perspectives on NESC Contributions to Mission Safety and Success
NASA · 3mo ago