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OV-104 IUS deploy

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on May 4, 1989, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

May 4, 1989 · 18:46 UTCLaunch 1989-033Launch no. 3,403 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
May 4, 1989, 18:46
Launch designation
1989-033
Mission
OV-104 IUS deploy
Flight name
Magellan
Vehicle flight ID
STS-30R

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
116.7 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Atlantis (STS-30)1989-033ANORAD 19968NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight90.2 tLanded · May 8, 1989
Magellan1989-033BNORAD 19969Jet Propulsion LabDeep space1,207 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · May 5, 1989

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.