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Entry no.
1997-0369

STS 87

STS 87 (NORAD 25061) landed on 5 December 1997, after 16 days in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
25061
International designator
1997-073A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
19 Nov 1997Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
5 Dec 1997Recorded time 12:20 UTC
Time in orbit
16 days16 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
103,711 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
BNA/Palmdale
Bus
STS OV
Programme
OV-102

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 28.5°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 28.5°N and 28.5°S.

Life in orbit

16 days

Also ended on 5 Dec 1997

2 entries
1997-0370SPARTAN1997-0371SL-12 R/B(1)

From the same launch

1997-073
1997-0370SPARTAN
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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