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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-28
Launched
August 8, 1989
Summary
STS-28 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on August 8, 1989. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 21st launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,436th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Columbia (STS-28R), one of 70 catalogued objects, reached a 300 × 307 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 5 crew members flew: Brewster H. Shaw, Richard N. Richards, David Leestma, James C. Adamson and Mark N. Brown. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). 70 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 30th Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 21st launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,436th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Brewster H. ShawCommander · NASA · age 44 · 3rd flight
Richard N. RichardsPilot · NASA · age 42 · first flight
David LeestmaMission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · 2nd flight
James C. AdamsonMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · first flight
Mark N. BrownMission Specialist · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102)
Space Shuttle Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 5 days 1 hour
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-28R) · NORAD 20164 · 1989-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 70 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-061A
- Epoch
- 1989-08-08 12:33:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92096103 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004667
- Inclination
- 57.0212°
- Ascending node
- 46.5469°
- Arg. of perigee
- 171.6265°
- Mean anomaly
- 188.4891°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000011908
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
70 catalogued: 3 payloads, 66 debris, 1 component; 68 still in orbit
- Columbia (STS-28R) · NORAD 20164 · landed August 13, 1989
- USA 40 · NORAD 20167 · in orbit
- USA 41 · NORAD 20172 · re-entered
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-28 was the thirtieth space shuttle mission, the fourth dedicated to the Department of Defence and the eigth of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
11th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 3rd this year · 47th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
95 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-28 launch?
STS-28 launched on August 8, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-28?
Coverage: CBS News Coverage STS-28 Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-28?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-28 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-28 reach?
Columbia (STS-28R), one of 70 catalogued objects, reached a 300 × 307 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
How many satellites did STS-28 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-28 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle