RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 8, 1989, 12:37
- Launch designation
- 1989-061
- Mission
- OV-102 Medium deploy
- Flight name
- USA 40/41 (QUASAR 8?)
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-28R
- Year
- Launches in 1989
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 8,223 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 116.5 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-28R) | 1989-061ANORAD 20164 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 95.0 t | Landed · Aug 13, 1989 |
| USA 40 | 1989-061BNORAD 20167 | National Reconnaissance Office | Communications | 5,692 kg | In orbit |
| USA 41 | 1989-061CNORAD 20172 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 125 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · November 1991 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.