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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-29
Launched
March 13, 1989
Summary
STS-29 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 13, 1989. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 19th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,395th orbital launch attempt. It was the 28th Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-29), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 301 × 311 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 5 crew members flew: Michael Coats, James Buchli, John E. Blaha, James P. Bagian and Robert C. Springer. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 28th Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 19th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,395th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Michael CoatsCommander · NASA · age 43 · 2nd flight
James BuchliMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 3rd flight
John E. BlahaPilot · NASA · age 46 · first flight
James P. BagianMission Specialist · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Robert C. SpringerMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103)
Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, gathering more spaceflights than any other spacecraft to date. Discovery became the third operational orbiter to enter service, preceded by Columbia and Challenger. It embarked on its last mission, STS-133, on February 24, 2011 and touched down for the final time at Kennedy Space Center on March 9, having spent a cumulative total of almost a full year in space. Discovery performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions. It also carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by Endeavour and then Atlantis.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 4 days 23 hours
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-29) · NORAD 19882 · 1989-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-021A
- Epoch
- 1989-03-13 14:39:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91256639 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007712
- Inclination
- 28.4602°
- Ascending node
- 227.6442°
- Arg. of perigee
- 248.6964°
- Mean anomaly
- 111.2824°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 7.4863e-7
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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- Discovery (STS-29) · NORAD 19882 · landed March 18, 1989
- TDRS 4 · NORAD 19883 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-29 was the eighth flight of Discovery and its primary mission was to deploy the TDRS-D 10 satellite. It also deployed eight secondary payloads.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
9th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 45th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
101 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-29 launch?
STS-29 launched on March 13, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-29?
Coverage: C-Span Coverage of The Launch Of STS-29 Part 1. Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-29?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-29 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-29 reach?
Discovery (STS-29), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 301 × 311 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-29 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-29 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle