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OV-103 Shuttle/Mir

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on February 3, 1995, carrying 10 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

February 3, 1995 · 05:22 UTCLaunch 1995-004Launch no. 3,966 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
February 3, 1995, 05:22
Launch designation
1995-004
Mission
OV-103 Shuttle/Mir
Flight name
SH-03/Mir Rendezvous
Vehicle flight ID
STS-63

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
395 km
Payload mass to orbit
108.1 t
Payloads
10
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Discovery (STS-63)1995-004ANORAD 23469NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight98.0 tLanded · Feb 11, 1995
Spartan-2041995-004BNORAD 23470Naval Research LabAstronomy1,166 kgAttached to another object · Feb 4, 1995
ODERACS 2A1995-004CNORAD 23471NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterCalibration4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 13, 1996
ODERACS 2B1995-004DNORAD 23472NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterCalibration5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 29, 1995
ODERACS 2C1995-004ENORAD 23473NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterCalibration1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Feb 7, 1996
ODERACS 2D1995-004FNORAD 23474NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterCalibration—Reentered (orbital decay) · Mar 2, 1995
ODERACS 2E1995-004GNORAD 23475NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterCalibration—Reentered (orbital decay) · Feb 27, 1995
ODERACS 2F1995-004NASA Johnson Space Flight Center———
Spacehab SH-031995-004Spacehab Inc.———
CGP/ODERACS1995-004NASA 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.