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STS 88
Decayed
Payload
LEO
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Launch
Launch date
December 4, 1998 at 08:35 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Space Shuttle →
Operator
United Space Alliance
Mission
STS-88
Launch record
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Orbit
Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
399 km
Periapsis
382 km
Inclination
51.57°
Orbital period
92.36 min
Identity
COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-069A
NORAD catalog №
25549
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
December 16, 1998
End of mission
Last active / ended
December 16, 1998
Time in service
12 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed
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