RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 2, 1991, 15:02
- Launch designation
- 1991-054
- Mission
- OV-104 IUS deploy
- Flight name
- TDRS-E
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-43
- Year
- Launches in 1991
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 39,010 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 117.3 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (STS-43) | 1991-054ANORAD 21638 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 91.4 t | Landed · Aug 11, 1991 |
| TDRS 5 | 1991-054BNORAD 21639 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Communications | 2,534 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.