RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- January 22, 1992, 14:52
- Launch designation
- 1992-002
- Mission
- OV-103 Spacelab
- Flight name
- Spacelab IML-1
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-42
- Year
- Launches in 1992
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 308 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 105.0 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS-42) | 1992-002ANORAD 21846 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 91.9 t | Landed · Jan 30, 1992 |
| Spacelab IML-1 | 1992-002 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| GBA-3 | 1992-002 | NASA Goddard 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.