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STS-30

Human spaceflight. STS-30 was launched on May 4, 1989 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (May 8, 1989).

COSPAR 1989-033ANORAD 19968United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Atlantis (STS-30)
Common name
STS-30
Payload designation
OV-104
International designator
1989-033A
NORAD catalog number
19968
GCAT identifier
S19968
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/212

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
OV-104
Country
United States
Builder
Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
Platform (bus)
STS OV

Launch

Date
May 4, 1989 · 18:46 UTC
Launch record
1989-033Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
296 km
Apogee
332 km
Inclination
28.89°
Status
Landed
Status date
May 8, 1989
Last known active
May 8, 1989
End of operations
May 8, 1989

Size

Mass
90.2 t
Dry mass
88.0 t
Total mass with attached objects
111.2 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 Q183369 (CC0).