RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 2, 1988, 14:30
- Launch designation
- 1988-106
- Mission
- OV-104 LEO deploy
- Flight name
- USA 34 (LACROSSE 1)
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-27R
- Year
- Launches in 1988
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 731 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 117.5 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (STS-27) | 1988-106ANORAD 19670 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 92.6 t | Landed · Dec 6, 1988 |
| USA 34 | 1988-106BNORAD 19671 | National Reconnaissance Office | Radar imaging | 9,000 kg | Attached to another object · Dec 2, 1988 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.