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). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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.
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Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
Unknown
Origin
Manufacturer
RWI/Palmdale
Mission
Decayed 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
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Wing + 1 Fin, 37.23 m
Radar Cross Section
610.137 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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Definitive object data
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
True Right ascension
Unknown
True Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
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Other satellites on launch #37 in the year 1990 (1990-04-24 UTC)
STS 31 Visibility forecast
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