RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 15, 1990, 23:48
- Launch designation
- 1990-097
- Mission
- OV-104 Medium dep
- Flight name
- USA 67 (QUASAR 9)
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-38
- Year
- Launches in 1990
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 36,426 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 118.5 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (STS-38) | 1990-097ANORAD 20935 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 92.3 t | Landed · Nov 20, 1990 |
| USA 67 | 1990-097BNORAD 20963 | National Reconnaissance Office | Communications | 5,852 kg | In orbit |
| PROWLER | 1990-097E | National Reconnaissance Office | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.