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604:"Index"
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1435:Stella
1431:SPOT-3
1425:IRS-P1
1399:STS-51
1388:USA-95
1363:USA-94
1306:August
1283:USA-93
1246:USA-92
1241:Radcal
1200:STS-57
1156:USA-91
1098:STS-55
1088:ALEXIS
1067:STS-56
1025:SEDS-1
1021:USA-90
948:USA-88
914:TDRS-6
909:STS-54
883:1994 →
868:← 1992
780:TDRS-9
775:TDRS-8
750:TDRS-7
745:TDRS-6
740:TDRS-5
735:TDRS-4
730:TDRS-3
724:TDRS-B
718:TDRS-1
413:apogee
369:STS-54
317:TDRS-F
313:TDRS-6
271:Regime
232:LC-39B
215:STS-54
199:Rocket
191:
22:TDRS-6
1044:April
1006:EKA-1
994:March
980:Asuka
958:SCD-1
639:. TSE
528:2 May
361:
294:Epoch
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159:Power
95:22314
1404:ACTS
1259:July
1187:June
876:1993
645:2009
620:2009
589:2009
563:2009
530:2018
505:2009
325:NASA
128:TDRS
60:NASA
1250:PMG
1118:May
333:TRW
219:IUS
193:UTC
137:TRW
124:Bus
90:no.
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