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OV-104 Research/FF

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on July 31, 1992, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

July 31, 1992 · 13:56 UTCLaunch 1992-049Launch no. 3,734 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
July 31, 1992, 13:56
Launch designation
1992-049
Mission
OV-104 Research/FF
Flight name
TSS-1/Eureca
Vehicle flight ID
STS-46

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
545 km
Payload mass to orbit
114.8 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Atlantis (STS-46)1992-049ANORAD 22064NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight96.6 tLanded · Aug 8, 1992
EURECA 11992-049BNORAD 22065European Space AgencySpace science4,491 kgAttached to another object · Aug 1, 1992
TSS-1 PLT1992-049NASA Marshall Space Flight Center———
TSS-11992-049Italian Space Agency———
TSS-1 MPESS1992-049NASA Marshall Space Flight Center———
EOIM-3/TEMP2A-31992-049NASA 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.