Venus
STS 30
Microgravity, lightning.

Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Microgravity, lightning. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1989-033; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 4 May 1989, 18:46:59 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- Lower low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 8 May 1989
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS 30
Microgravity, lightning.
- GCAT ID
- S19968
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 90,183 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Magellan
Venus radar mapper.
- GCAT ID
- S19969
- Manufacturer
- Martin Marietta/Denver
- Launch mass
- 1,207 kg
- Propulsion
- MR-104
- Dimensions
- 4.6 m long · 3.7 m diameter · 9.2 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
3 images from STS 30.
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