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Entry no.
2006-0265
STS 116
STS 116 (NORAD 29647) landed after a space station visit on 22 December 2006, after 12 days in orbit.
Official date
NORAD number
29647
International designator
2006-055A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 Dec 2006Cape Canaveral
Landed (UTC)
22 Dec 2006UTC calendar day
Time in orbit
12 days12 days
How it ended
Landed after a station visit
Latitude range
51.6°N to 51.6°SFinal inclination 51.6°
Mass
100,644 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
12 daysAlso ended on 22 Dec 2006
1 entryFrom the same launch
2006-055
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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