Earth orbit
STS 31
Radiation, microgravity.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Radiation, microgravity. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1990-037; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 24 April 1990, 12:33:52 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- Low Earth orbit (inclined)
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 29 April 1990
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS 31
Radiation, microgravity.
- GCAT ID
- S20579
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 93,024 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
HST
Large space telescope.
- GCAT ID
- S20580
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.
- Launch mass
- 7,547 kg
- Dimensions
- 13.1 m long · 4.3 m diameter · 13.1 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
15 images from STS 31.
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