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Entry no.
1989-0487
STS 30
STS 30 (NORAD 19968) landed on 8 May 1989, after 4 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
19968
International designator
1989-033A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 May 1989Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
8 May 1989Recorded time 19:43 UTC
Time in orbit
4 days4 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
28.9°N to 28.9°SFinal inclination 28.9°
Mass
90,183 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 28.9°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.9°N and 28.9°S.
Life in orbit
4 daysAlso ended on 8 May 1989
3 entriesFrom the same launch
1989-033
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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