RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- July 23, 1999, 04:31
- Launch designation
- 1999-040
- Mission
- OV-102 IUS deploy
- Flight name
- Chandra
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-93
- Year
- Launches in 1999
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 146,417 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 125.4 t
- Payloads
- 2
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-93) | 1999-040ANORAD 25866 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 95.2 t | Landed · Jul 28, 1999 |
| Chandra X-ray Observatory | 1999-040BNORAD 25867 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | Astronomy | 5,677 kg | In orbit |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.