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STS 90

DecayedPayloadLEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
April 17, 1998 at 06:19 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Space Shuttle →
Operator
United Space Alliance
Mission
STS-90
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
LEO
Apoapsis
274 km
Periapsis
247 km
Inclination
39.01°
Orbital period
89.72 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1998-022A
NORAD catalog №
25297
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
May 3, 1998

End of mission

Last active / ended
May 3, 1998
Time in service
16 days
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed

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