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OV-103 Research/FF

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on October 29, 1998, carrying 5 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 29, 1998 · 19:19 UTCLaunch 1998-064Launch no. 4,275 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 29, 1998, 19:19
Launch designation
1998-064
Mission
OV-103 Research/FF
Flight name
Spartan 201/Spacehab
Vehicle flight ID
STS-95

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
570 km
Payload mass to orbit
119.3 t
Payloads
5
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Discovery (STS-95)1998-064ANORAD 25519NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight97.1 tLanded · Nov 7, 1998
PANSAT-Oscar-341998-064BNORAD 25520US Naval Postgraduate SchoolCommunications57 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 4, 2026
Spartan 2011998-064CNORAD 25521NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterAstronomy1,350 kgAttached to another object · Nov 1, 1998
Spacehab SH-121998-064ASpacehab Inc.———
IEH-31998-064ANASA 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.