Earth orbit
STS-90
Mice, rats, fish, plants, insects.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Mice, rats, fish, plants, insects. This reconstructed record groups 3 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1998-022; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 17 April 1998, 18:19:00 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 · 3 May 1998
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
STS-90
Mice, rats, fish, plants, insects.
- GCAT ID
- S25297
- Manufacturer
- Boeing North American/Palmdale
- Launch mass
- 97,669 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Neurolab
Spacelab life science mission.
- GCAT ID
- A06070
- Manufacturer
- DASARI/BREM
- Launch mass
- 9,788 kg
- Dimensions
- 7.5 m long · 4.1 m diameter · 7.5 m span
EDO
GCAT program: EDO.
- GCAT ID
- A06076
- Manufacturer
- Boeing North American/Palmdale
- Launch mass
- 3,200 kg
- Dimensions
- 1.5 m long · 4.6 m diameter · 4.6 m span
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Gallery
One image from STS-90.
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