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STS-27

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STS-27 was the twenty-seventh and the third for Atlantis. It carried a classified payload for the Department of Defence. The heat shielding was substantially damaged during lift-off, impacting the right wing. The crew narrowly survived re-entry with a steal bar taking the brunt of the heat before…

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
to orbit0 km1,210 km downrange200 km up

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Launch window and padKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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MissionGovernment/Top Secret · LEO

Government/Top Secret · LEO

What it put in orbit2 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
ObjectTypeOrbit
STS 27 1988-106A Payload re-entered 1988-12-06
USA 34 1988-106B Payload 0 × 0 km · 0.0° Globe

COSPAR ID 1988-106. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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