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USA 48

activePayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
November 23, 1989 at 12:23 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
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Operator
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Mission
STS-33
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,884 km
Periapsis
34,427 km
Inclination
16.89°
Orbital period
1429.4 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1989-090B
NORAD catalog №
20355
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
active

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