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Entry no.
1996-0007
SFU
SFU (NORAD 23521) was returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle on 20 January 1996, after 10 months in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
23521
International designator
1995-011A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
Japan
Launched
18 Mar 1995Tanegashima
Landed (UTC)
20 Jan 1996UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
10 months308 days
How it ended
Returned to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle (retrieved)
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
3,486 kg
Operator
NASDA
Built by
NASDA?
Bus
SFU
Programme
SFU
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 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.
Life in orbit
10 monthsSFU’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.
Also ended on 20 Jan 1996
2 entriesFrom the same launch
1995-011
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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