Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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STS-31 was the thirty-fifth mission of the space shuttle program. Discovery's tenth mission deployed the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Launch window and padKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Rocket and boosterSpace Shuttle
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- Space Shuttle
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MissionAstrophysics · LEO
Astrophysics · LEO
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What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 31 1990-037A | Payload | re-entered 1990-04-29 | |
| HST 1990-037B | Payload | 468 × 471 km · 28.5° | Globe |
| HST DEB [SOLAR PANEL] 1990-037C | Debris | re-entered 1998-10-28 | |
| HST DEB 1990-037D | Debris | re-entered 2003-09-05 |
COSPAR ID 1990-037. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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