RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 23, 1989, 00:23
- Launch designation
- 1989-090
- Mission
- OV-103 IUS deploy
- Flight name
- USA 48 (ORION 2)
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-33R
- Year
- Launches in 1989
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 37,442 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 118.4 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS-33R) | 1989-090ANORAD 20329 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 92.3 t | Landed · Nov 28, 1989 |
| USA 48 | 1989-090BNORAD 20355 | National Reconnaissance Office | Signals intelligence | 2,715 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.