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STS-29
Human spaceflight. STS-29 was launched on March 13, 1989 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Mar 18, 1989).
COSPAR 1989-021ANORAD 19882United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Discovery (STS-29)
- Common name
- STS-29
- Payload designation
- OV-103
- International designator
- 1989-021A
- NORAD catalog number
- 19882
- GCAT identifier
- S19882
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/212
Mission
- Mission type
- Human spaceflight
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- OV-103
- Owner
- NASA JSC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Platform (bus)
- STS OV
Launch
- Date
- March 13, 1989 · 14:57 UTC
- Launch record
- 1989-021Success
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 301 km
- Apogee
- 333 km
- Inclination
- 28.46°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- March 18, 1989
- Last known active
- Mar 18, 1989
- End of operations
- Mar 18, 1989
Size
- Mass
- 90.8 t
- Dry mass
- 85.1 t
- Total mass with attached objects
- 111.1 t
- Length
- 37.3 m
- Diameter
- 23.80 m
- Span
- 37.3 m
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q281355 (CC0).