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1985-0030

STS 51C

STS 51C (NORAD 15496) landed on 27 January 1985, after 3 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
15496
International designator
1985-010A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
24 Jan 1985Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
27 Jan 1985Recorded time 21:23 UTC
Time in orbit
3 days3 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
90,925 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
RWI/Palmdale
Bus
STS OV
Programme
OV-103

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

3 days

From the same launch

1985-010
In orbitORION 1
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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