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STS-35

Human spaceflight. STS-35 was launched on December 2, 1990 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Dec 11, 1990).

COSPAR 1990-106ANORAD 20980United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Columbia (STS-35)
Common name
STS-35
Payload designation
OV-102
International designator
1990-106A
NORAD catalog number
20980
GCAT identifier
S20980
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/258

Mission

Mission type
Human spaceflight
Use
Civil government
Program
OV-102
Country
United States
Builder
Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
Platform (bus)
STS OV

Launch

Date
December 2, 1990 · 06:49 UTC
Launch record
1990-106Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
346 km
Apogee
358 km
Inclination
28.47°
Status
Landed
Status date
December 11, 1990
Last known active
Dec 11, 1990
End of operations
Dec 11, 1990

Size

Mass
98.4 t
Dry mass
90.2 t
Total mass with attached objects
110.4 t
Length
37.3 m
Diameter
23.80 m
Span
37.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q613023 (CC0).