Earth orbit
STS 35
Reentry measurements.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Reentry measurements. This reconstructed record groups 3 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1990-106; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 2 December 1990, 06:49:00 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 · 11 December 1990
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS 35
Reentry measurements.
- GCAT ID
- S20980
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 98,417 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Astro 1 Fwd
HUT/WUPPE/UIT telescopes on STS-35.
- GCAT ID
- A04925
- Manufacturer
- British Aerospace
- Launch mass
- 6,036 kg
- Dimensions
- 4 m long · 4.5 m diameter · 4.5 m span
BBXRT
Broadband XR telescope on STS-35.
- GCAT ID
- A04927
- Launch mass
- 3,924 kg
- Dimensions
- 3 m long · 4.5 m diameter · 4.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from STS 35.
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