RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 18, 1989, 16:53
- Launch designation
- 1989-084
- Mission
- OV-104 IUS deploy
- Flight name
- Galileo
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-34R
- Year
- Launches in 1989
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 116.6 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (STS-34) | 1989-084ANORAD 20297 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 90.9 t | Landed · Oct 23, 1989 |
| Galileo | 1989-084BNORAD 20298 | Jet Propulsion Lab | Deep space | 2,304 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Oct 19, 1989 |
| SSBUV-1 Fwd | 1989-084 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| SSBUV-1 Aft | 1989-084 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| Galileo Probe | 1989-084 | NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.