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Entry no.
1985-0343
STS 51J
STS 51J (NORAD 16115) landed on 7 October 1985, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
16115
International designator
1985-092A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
3 Oct 1985Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
7 Oct 1985Recorded time 17:00 UTC
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
93,123 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
RWI/Palmdale
Bus
STS OV
Programme
OV-104
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 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysFrom the same launch
1985-092
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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