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STS-73
Human spaceflight. STS-73 was launched on October 20, 1995 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: landed (Nov 5, 1995).
COSPAR 1995-056ANORAD 23688United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Columbia (STS-73)
- Common name
- STS-73
- Payload designation
- OV-102
- International designator
- 1995-056A
- NORAD catalog number
- 23688
- GCAT identifier
- S23688
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/301
Mission
- Mission type
- Human spaceflight
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- OV-102
- Owner
- NASA JSC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Platform (bus)
- STS OV
Launch
- Date
- October 20, 1995 · 13:53 UTC
- Launch record
- 1995-056Success
- Rocket
- Space Shuttle
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/I
- Perigee
- 262 km
- Apogee
- 273 km
- Inclination
- 39.01°
- Status
- Landed
- Status date
- November 5, 1995
- Last known active
- Nov 5, 1995
- End of operations
- Nov 5, 1995
Size
- Mass
- 98.0 t
- Dry mass
- 92.2 t
- Total mass with attached objects
- 111.9 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 Q609967 (CC0).