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Entry no.
1999-0433
STS 103
STS 103 (NORAD 25996) landed on 28 December 1999, after 8 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
25996
International designator
1999-069A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
20 Dec 1999Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
28 Dec 1999Recorded time 00:00 UTC
Time in orbit
8 days8 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
99,829 kg
Operator
NASA JSC
Built by
BNA/Palmdale
Bus
STS OV
Programme
STS
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
8 days
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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