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STS-91

Human spaceflight. STS-91 was launched on June 2, 1998 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: docked with another object (Jun 4, 1998).

COSPAR 1998-034ANORAD 25356United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Discovery (STS-91)
Common name: STS-91
Payload designation: OV-103
International designator: 1998-034A
NORAD catalog number: 25356
GCAT identifier: S25356
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/344

Mission

Mission type: Human spaceflight
Use: Civil government
Program: OV-103
Owner: NASA JSC
Country: United States
Builder: Boeing North American/Palmdale
Platform (bus): STS OV

Launch

Date: June 2, 1998 · 22:06 UTC
Launch record: 1998-034Success
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/I
Perigee: 342 km
Apogee: 373 km
Inclination: 51.66°
Status: Docked with another object
Status date: June 4, 1998
Last known active: Jun 12, 1998
End of operations: Jun 12, 1998

Size

Mass: 98.9 t
Dry mass: 89.1 t
Total mass with attached objects: 113.2 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 Q721238 (CC0).