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Entry no.
1992-0132
STS 49
STS 49 (NORAD 21963) landed on 16 May 1992, after 9 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
21963
International designator
1992-026A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 May 1992Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
16 May 1992Recorded time 20:57 UTC
Time in orbit
9 days9 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
28.3°N to 28.3°SFinal inclination 28.3°
Mass
96,115 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
RWI/Palmdale
Bus
STS OV
Programme
OV-105
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 28.3°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.3°N and 28.3°S.
Life in orbit
9 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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