RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 6, 1990, 11:47
- Launch designation
- 1990-090
- Mission
- OV-103 IUS deploy
- Flight name
- Ulysses
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-41
- Year
- Launches in 1990
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 117.4 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS-41) | 1990-090ANORAD 20841 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 91.3 t | Landed · Oct 10, 1990 |
| Ulysses | 1990-090BNORAD 20842 | European Space Agency | Deep space | 367 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Oct 6, 1990 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.