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STS-39
STS-39 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the OV-103 program.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
STS-39 is catalogued by GCAT as a human-spaceflight mission in the OV-103 program. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1991-031; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 28 April 1991, 11:33:14 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 · 6 May 1991
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS-39
GCAT program: OV-103.
- GCAT ID
- S21242
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 96,701 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from STS-39.
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