Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-41
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.October 6, 1990Add to calendar
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Lockheed Space Operations Company's 27th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 3,571st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Oct 6, 11:47 – Oct 6, 11:47 UTC
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STS-41
STS-41 was the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The four-day mission with a primary objective the launch the Ulysses probe as part of the International Solar Polar Mission.
Heliophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Richard N. RichardsCommander · NASA
William ShepherdMission Specialist · NASA
Robert D. CabanaPilot · NASA
Thomas AkersMission Specialist · NASA
Bruce E. MelnickMission Specialist · NASA
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- STS-41 launch & landing (10-6-90) — 3210andLiftoff
