Earth orbit
STS-40
Life science Spacelab, STS-40.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Life science Spacelab, STS-40. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1991-040; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 5 June 1991, 13:24:51 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 · 14 June 1991
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS-40
GCAT program: OV-102.
- GCAT ID
- S21399
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 95,722 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Spacelab SLS 1
Life science Spacelab, STS-40.
- GCAT ID
- A05012
- Manufacturer
- Daimler-Benz Aerospace Raumfahrt-Infrastruktur (DASA RI)
- Launch mass
- 10,048 kg
- Dimensions
- 7.5 m long · 4.1 m diameter · 7.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from STS-40.
Verification
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