RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 5, 1991, 14:22
- Launch designation
- 1991-027
- Mission
- OV-104 LEO deploy
- Flight name
- GRO
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-37R
- Year
- Launches in 1991
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 512 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 125.0 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (STS-37) | 1991-027ANORAD 21224 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 91.8 t | Landed · Apr 11, 1991 |
| Compton Observatory | 1991-027BNORAD 21225 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Astronomy | 15.6 t | Attached to another object · Apr 7, 1991 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.