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STS-63

Human spaceflight. STS-63 was launched on February 3, 1995 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Feb 11, 1995).

COSPAR 1995-004ANORAD 23469United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Discovery (STS-63)
Common name: STS-63
Payload designation: OV-103
International designator: 1995-004A
NORAD catalog number: 23469
GCAT identifier: S23469
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/288

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: February 3, 1995 · 05:22 UTC
Launch record: 1995-004Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 332 km
Apogee: 375 km
Inclination: 51.65°
Status: Landed
Status date: February 11, 1995
Last known active: Feb 11, 1995
End of operations: Feb 11, 1995

Size

Mass: 98.0 t
Dry mass: 87.6 t
Total mass with attached objects: 106.9 t
Length: 37.3 m
Diameter: 23.80 m
Span: 37.3 m

Launched together

SPARTAN 204Astronomy · NRL ODERACS 2ACalibration · NASA JSC ODERACS 2BCalibration · NASA JSC ODERACS 2CCalibration · NASA JSC ODERACS 2DCalibration · NASA JSC ODERACS 2ECalibration · NASA JSC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1143978 (CC0).