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Entry no.
1992-0340

STS 53

STS 53 (NORAD 22259) landed on 9 December 1992, after 7 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
22259
International designator
1992-086A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
2 Dec 1992Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
9 Dec 1992Recorded time 20:43 UTC
Time in orbit
7 days7 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
57.0°N to 57.0°SFinal inclination 57.0°
Mass
92,838 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 57.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 57.0°N and 57.0°S.

Life in orbit

7 days

Also ended on 9 Dec 1992

1 entry
1992-0339SL-6 DEB

From the same launch

1992-086
In orbitQUASAR 9
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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