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Entry no.
2002-0143
STS 109
STS 109 (NORAD 27388) landed on 12 March 2002, after 11 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
27388
International designator
2002-010A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
1 Mar 2002Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
12 Mar 2002Recorded time 09:31 UTC
Time in orbit
11 days11 days
How it ended
Landed
Latitude range
28.5°N to 28.5°SFinal inclination 28.5°
Mass
104,420 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
11 daysAlso ended on 12 Mar 2002
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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