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STS 8

DecayedPayloadLEO

STS 8 is a United States payload satellite, launched on August 30, 1983 into LEO. It has since re-entered the atmosphere.

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Launch

Launch date
August 30, 1983 at 06:32 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Rockwell International
Mission
STS-8
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
223 km
Periapsis
216 km
Inclination
28.46°
Orbital period
88.89 min

Spacecraft

Operator
United States
Launch mass
67,270.56 kg

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1983-089A
NORAD catalog №
14312
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Radar cross-section
1 m²
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
September 5, 1983

End of mission

Last active / ended
September 5, 1983
Time in service
6 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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