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Entry no.
1994-0047
STS 59
STS 59 (NORAD 23042) landed on 20 April 1994, after 11 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23042
International designator
1994-020A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
9 Apr 1994Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
20 Apr 1994Recorded time 16:54 UTC
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
57.0°N to 57.0°SFinal inclination 57.0°
Mass
95,056 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 57.0°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 57.0°N and 57.0°S.
Life in orbit
11 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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