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Entry no.
1983-0469
STS 9
STS 9 (NORAD 14523) landed on 8 December 1983, after 10 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
14523
International designator
1983-116A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
28 Nov 1983Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
8 Dec 1983Recorded time 23:47 UTC
Time in orbit
10 days10 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
57.0°N to 57.0°SFinal inclination 57.0°
Mass
93,583 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
RWI/Palmdale
Bus
STS OV
Programme
OV-102
Where it came down
Latitude band its orbit allowedExact position not recorded
No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit, inclined at 57.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 57.0°N and 57.0°S.
Life in orbit
10 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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