National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Re-entry and Risk Assessment forthe NASA Upper Atmosphere
Research Satellite (UARS)
NASA Orbital Debris Program OfficeLyndon B. Johnson Space Center
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Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
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Launched: 12 September 1991 inside STS-48
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Deployed: 15 September 1991
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International Designator: 1991-063B
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U.S. Satellite Number: 21701
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Dry mass: 5668 kg
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Initial Operational Orbit: 575 km by580 km, 57 deg inclination
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Decommissioned: 15 December 2005 after maneuvering into a shorter-liveddisposal orbit
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Residual orbital lifetime reduced by ~ 20 years
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Recent Orbital History of UARS
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Maneuver to disposal orbit anddecommissioning, December 2005Operationalorbit, 1991-2005
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