Earth orbit
Columbia (STS-55)
Columbia (STS-55) is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the STS program.
Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Columbia (STS-55) is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the STS program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1993-A20; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 22 March 1993
- Launch location
- Not documented
- Launch vehicle
- Not documented
- Orbit
- Atmospheric trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · 22 March 1993
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Columbia (STS-55)
GCAT program: STS.
- GCAT ID
- L80547
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 99,329 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
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