RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 2, 1992, 13:24
- Launch designation
- 1992-086
- Mission
- OV-103 Medium deploy
- Flight name
- USA 89 (QUASAR 10)
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-53
- Year
- Launches in 1992
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 39,493 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 114.2 t
- Payloads
- 8
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS-53) | 1992-086ANORAD 22259 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 92.8 t | Landed · Dec 9, 1992 |
| USA 89 | 1992-086BNORAD 22518 | National Reconnaissance Office | Communications | 5,852 kg | In orbit |
| ODERACS A | 1992-086 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| ODERACS B | 1992-086 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| ODERACS C | 1992-086 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| ODERACS D | 1992-086 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| ODERACS E | 1992-086 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| ODERACS F | 1992-086 | NASA Johnson 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.