RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 8, 1993, 05:29
- Launch designation
- 1993-023
- Mission
- OV-103 Spacelab
- Flight name
- Spacelab Atlas 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-56
- Year
- Launches in 1993
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 301 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 103.6 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS-56) | 1993-023ANORAD 22621 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 94.5 t | Landed · Apr 17, 1993 |
| Spartan 201 | 1993-023BNORAD 22623 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Astronomy | 1,289 kg | Attached to another object · Apr 11, 1993 |
| Spacelab Atlas-2 | 1993-023 | NASA Marshall 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.