RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 29, 1988, 15:37
- Launch designation
- 1988-091
- Mission
- OV-103 IUS deploy
- Flight name
- TDRS-C
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-26R
- Year
- Launches in 1988
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 37,208 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 114.6 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS-26R) | 1988-091ANORAD 19547 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 90.4 t | Landed · Oct 3, 1988 |
| TDRS 3 | 1988-091BNORAD 19548 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Communications | 2,103 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.