RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- June 5, 1991, 13:24
- Launch designation
- 1991-040
- Mission
- OV-102 Spacelab
- Flight name
- Spacelab SLS-1
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-40
- Year
- Launches in 1991
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 299 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 109.4 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-40) | 1991-040ANORAD 21399 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 95.7 t | Landed · Jun 14, 1991 |
| Spacelab SLS 1 | 1991-040 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| GBA-2 | 1991-040 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.