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2003-0143
GALILEO
GALILEO (NORAD 20298) plunged into Jupiter’s atmosphere on 21 September 2003, 13 years, 11 months after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
20298
International designator
1989-084B
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
18 Oct 1989Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
21 Sep 2003Recorded time 18:57 UTC
Time in orbit
13 years, 11 months5,086 days
How it ended
Plunged into Jupiter's atmosphere
Final destination
Jupiter
Mass
2,304 kg
Operator
JPL
Built by
JPL
Bus
Galileo
Programme
Galileo J
Life in orbit
13 years, 11 monthsFrom the same launch
1989-084
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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