Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-40

Name: Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-40
Start: 1991-06-05T13:24:51.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Lockheed Space Operations Company · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Lockheed Space Operations Company's 32nd launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 3,638th orbital launch attempt

June 5, 1991Add to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Jun 5, 13:24 – Jun 5, 13:24 UTC

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STS-40

STS-40 was the eleventh launch of Columbia and carried the Spacelab module for Spacelab Life Sciences 1 (SLS-1), the fifth Spacelab mission and the first dedicated to biology. It was also the first mission to carry three women crew members.

· Low Earth Orbit (LEO)