RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 24, 1991, 23:44
- Launch designation
- 1991-080
- Mission
- OV-104 IUS deploy
- Flight name
- USA 75 (DSP F-16)
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-44
- Year
- Launches in 1991
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 36,146 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 116.7 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantis (STS-44) | 1991-080ANORAD 21795 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 92.1 t | Landed · Dec 1, 1991 |
| DSP F16 | 1991-080BNORAD 21805 | US Air Force Space Systems Division | Missile early warning | 2,360 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.