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STS 61B OEX TARGET

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

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

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
225 km
Periapsis
218 km
Inclination
28.46°
Orbital period
88.93 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1985-109E
NORAD catalog №
16277
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
0.1386 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
March 2, 1987

End of mission

Last active / ended
March 2, 1987
Time in service
1.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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