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STS 61C

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
January 12, 1986 at 11:55 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-61-C
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
347 km
Periapsis
322 km
Inclination
28.47°
Orbital period
91.21 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1986-003A
NORAD catalog №
16481
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 18, 1986

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 18, 1986
Time in service
6 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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