RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 20, 1999, 00:50
- Launch designation
- 1999-069
- Mission
- OV-103 HST mission
- Flight name
- HST SM-3A
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-103
- Year
- Launches in 1999
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 611 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 107.2 t
- Payloads
- 3
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery (STS-103) | 1999-069ANORAD 25996 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 99.8 t | Landed · Dec 28, 1999 |
| HST SM-3A ORUC | 1999-069 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| HST SM-3A FSS | 1999-069 | 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.