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Entry no.
1985-0298

STS 51I

STS 51I (NORAD 15992) landed on 3 September 1985, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
15992
International designator
1985-076A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
27 Aug 1985Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
3 Sep 1985Recorded time 13:15 UTC
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
94,888 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

7 days

Also ended on 3 Sep 1985

4 entries
1985-0294COSMOS 1220 DEB1985-0295COSMOS 1668 DEB1985-0296COSMOS 1671 DEB1985-0297COSMOS 1672 DEB

From the same launch

1985-076
In orbitAussat K1In orbitASC 1In orbitSyncom IV-4
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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