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STS-85

STS-85 was a crewed flight launched on August 7, 1997 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 6: Bjarni Tryggvason, Curtis Brown, Jan Davis, Kent Rominger, Robert Curbeam, Stephen Robinson.

United Statescrew 61997-039

Flight

Mission
STS-85
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Discovery (STS-85)
Launch
August 7, 1997 · 14:41 UTC
Landing
August 19, 1997
Duration (Wikidata)
11.8 days
Country
United States
Designator
1997-039A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Aug 19, 1997

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1997-039
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 308 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q1426954 (CC0).