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Entry no.
1985-0379

STS 61A

STS 61A (NORAD 16230) landed on 6 November 1985, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
16230
International designator
1985-104A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
30 Oct 1985Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
6 Nov 1985Recorded time 17:44 UTC
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
57.0°N to 57.0°SFinal inclination 57.0°
Mass
88,535 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 57.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 57.0°N and 57.0°S.

Life in orbit

7 days

From the same launch

1985-104
1986-0535GLOMR
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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