RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- September 12, 1991, 23:11
- Launch designation
- 1991-063
- Mission
- OV-103 LEO deploy
- Flight name
- UARS
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-48
- Year
- Launches in 1991
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 600 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 108.2 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS-48) | 1991-063ANORAD 21700 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 93.9 t | Landed · Sep 18, 1991 |
| UARS | 1991-063BNORAD 21701 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 6,526 kg | Attached to another object · Sep 14, 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.