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Entry no.
2001-0059
STS 98
STS 98 (NORAD 26698) landed after a space station visit on 20 February 2001, after 13 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
26698
International designator
2001-006A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Feb 2001Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
20 Feb 2001UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
13 days13 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
98,807 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 51.6°, allowed a re-entry anywhere between 51.6°N and 51.6°S.
Life in orbit
13 daysFrom the same launch
2001-006Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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