STS 31, 20579 (Decayed)
Orbit data source: Public
STS 31, 20579 was a payload satellite owned by NASA JSC (US) that was launched on Tue, 24 Apr 1990 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
Next visibility unknown
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STS 31 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Decayed |
| Last TLE update | Unknown |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RWI/Palmdale |
| Mission status | Decayed |
| Mission | Civil Spaceship |
| Bus & Motor | STS OV, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 105,081 kg wet, 84,568 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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Definitive object data
| Latitude | Unknown |
| Longitude | Unknown |
| Altitude | Unknown |
| Speed | Unknown |
| True Right ascension | Unknown |
| True Declination | Unknown |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | Unknown |
| Longitude | Unknown |
| Altitude | Unknown |
| Speed | Unknown |
| Apparent Right ascension | Unknown |
| Apparent Declination | Unknown |
| Sunlit | Unknown |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 20:45:08 |
| Azimuth | Unknown |
| Elevation | Unknown |
| Doppler factor | Unknown |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | Unknown |
| Perigee | Unknown |
| Semi-major axis | Unknown |
| Eccentricity | Unknown |
| Inclination | Unknown |
| RAAN | Unknown |
| Arg. of periapsis | Unknown |
| True anomaly | Unknown |
| Mean anomaly | Unknown |
| Eccentric anomaly | Unknown |
| Mean motion | Unknown |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | Unknown |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 1990 (1990-04-24 UTC)
| STS 31, 20579 (Decayed) |
| HST, 20580 |
| HST DEB (SOLAR PANEL), 22920 (Decayed) |
| HST DEB, 27822 (Decayed) |
STS 31 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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