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STS-58

Human spaceflight. STS-58 was launched on October 18, 1993 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Nov 1, 1993).

COSPAR 1993-065ANORAD 22869United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Columbia (STS-58)
Common name
STS-58
Payload designation
OV-102
International designator
1993-065A
NORAD catalog number
22869
GCAT identifier
S22869
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/274

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
October 18, 1993 · 14:53 UTC
Launch record
1993-065Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LLEO/I
Perigee
281 km
Apogee
289 km
Inclination
39.02°
Status
Landed
Status date
November 1, 1993
Last known active
Nov 1, 1993
End of operations
Nov 1, 1993

Size

Mass
97.6 t
Dry mass
92.7 t
Total mass with attached objects
110.1 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 Q375209 (CC0).