STS 31

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADDECAYED

Key statistics

Satellite STS 31 at a glance.

Uptime

5

Days in orbit

Revolutions

N/A

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

N/A

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for STS 31.

Object identification

Object name: STS 31

International designator: 1990-037A

Object number (NORAD): 20579

Object ID (CCSDS): 20579

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Decay date: April 29, 1990

Inclination: 28.47 deg

Period: 96.96 minutes

Apoapsis: 617.0 km

Periapsis: 609.0 km

Two-line elements (TLE)

No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.

Live tracking on map

Satellite STS 31 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.

Associated space launch

STS-31 was the thirty-fifth mission of the space shuttle program. Discovery's tenth mission deployed the Hubble Space Telescope.

STS 31 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-31 (Hubble)’, on board a Space Shuttle space rocket.

The launch took place on April 24, 1990, 12:33 p.m. from Launch Complex 39B.

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Launch to space Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-31 (Hubble)
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-31 (Hubble)

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 24, 1990, 12:33 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Space Shuttle

Launch pad: Launch Complex 39B

Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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