RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 19, 1997, 19:46
- Launch designation
- 1997-073
- Mission
- OV-102 Research/FF
- Flight name
- Spartan 201/USMP-4
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-87
- Year
- Launches in 1997
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 286 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 118.4 t
- Payloads
- 6
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-87) | 1997-073ANORAD 25061 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 103.7 t | Landed · Dec 5, 1997 |
| Spartan 201 | 1997-073BNORAD 25062 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Astronomy | 1,350 kg | Attached to another object · Nov 21, 1997 |
| USMP-4 Fwd | 1997-073 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| USMP-4 Aft | 1997-073 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| EDO-12 | 1997-073 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| AERCam/Sprint | 1997-073 | 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.