Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-87
United Space Alliance · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
United Space Alliance's 9th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 4,194th orbital launch attempt
November 19, 1997Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 19, 19:46 – Nov 19, 19:46 UTC
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STS-87
STS-87 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle, and the 24th flight of Columbia. The mission goals were to conduct experiments using the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-4), conduct two EVAs, and to deploy the SPARTAN-201 experiment.
· Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Takao DoiMission Specialist · JAXA
Leonid KadeniukPayload Specialist · HKAY
Kevin R. KregelCommander · NASA
Winston E. ScottMission Specialist · NASA
Steven LindseyPilot · NASA
Kalpana ChawlaMission Specialist · NASA
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- STS-87 launch (11-19-97) — 3210andLiftoff
