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STS 70

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
July 13, 1995 at 01:41 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-70
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
314 km
Periapsis
286 km
Inclination
28.46°
Orbital period
90.52 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1995-035A
NORAD catalog №
23612
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
39.8 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
July 22, 1995

End of mission

Last active / ended
July 22, 1995
Time in service
9 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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