RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 9, 1990, 12:35
- Launch designation
- 1990-002
- Mission
- OV-102 Medium dep/Rend
- Flight name
- LDEF Retrieve
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-32R
- Year
- Launches in 1990
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 36,989 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 114.4 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-32) | 1990-002ANORAD 20409 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 102.5 t | Landed · Jan 20, 1990 |
| Leasat 5 | 1990-002BNORAD 20410 | Hughes Communications Inc. | Communications | 3,231 kg | Renamed · May 16, 1997 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.