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IRT

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IRT
IRT
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American technology satellite. Deployed from STS 41B 2/5/84. Rendezvous target satellite operated by NASA, USA. Launched 1984.

More at: IRT.

Country
USA
Launch Vehicles
Space Shuttle
Agency
NASA
Bibliography
2, 279, 6, 11238

Chronology

1 event

1984 February 3

13:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: Cape Canaveral LC39A. Launch Platform: MLP2. LV Family: Shuttle. Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle.
  • IRT - . Payload: Challenger F4 / Westar 6 [PAM-D] / Palapa B2 [PAM-. Mass: 91 kg (200 lb). Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Houston. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: IRT. Decay Date: 1984-02-11 . USAF Sat Cat: 14689 . COSPAR: 1984-011C. Apogee: 288 km (178 mi). Perigee: 279 km (173 mi). Inclination: 28.50 deg. Period: 90.20 min. Deployed from STS 41B on 5 February 1984; Integrated Rendezvous Target..