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Entry no.
1983-0343

STS 8

STS 8 (NORAD 14312) landed on 5 September 1983, after 6 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
14312
International designator
1983-089A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
30 Aug 1983Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
5 Sep 1983Recorded time 07:40 UTC
Time in orbit
6 days6 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
90,586 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
RWI/Palmdale
Bus
STS OV
Programme
OV-099

Where it came down

Latitude band its orbit allowed
Exact position not recorded

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.

Life in orbit

6 days

From the same launch

1983-089
In orbitInsat 1B
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