RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 26, 1993, 14:50
- Launch designation
- 1993-027
- Mission
- OV-102 Spacelab
- Flight name
- Spacelab D-2
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-55
- Year
- Launches in 1993
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 307 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 110.7 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-55) | 1993-027ANORAD 22640 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 99.3 t | Landed · May 6, 1993 |
| Spacelab D-2 | 1993-027A | German Space Affairs Agency | — | — | — |
| Spacelab D-2 USS | 1993-027A | German Space Affairs Agency | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.