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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-30
Launched
May 4, 1989
Summary
STS-30 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 4, 1989. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 20th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,407th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-30), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 365 × 370 km orbit inclined 28.9°. 5 crew members flew: David M. Walker, Ronald J. Grabe, Mary L. Cleave, Mark C. Lee and Norman E. Thagard. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
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- STS-30 Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantiscahighwayman21
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 29th Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 20th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,407th orbital launch attempt33rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
David M. WalkerCommander · NASA · age 44 · 2nd flight
Ronald J. GrabePilot · NASA · age 43 · 2nd flight
Mary L. CleaveMission Specialist · NASA · age 42 · 2nd flight
Mark C. LeeMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · first flight
Norman E. ThagardMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · 3rd flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104)
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV‑104) is a Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985, Atlantis is the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built. Its maiden flight was STS-51-J from 3 to 7 October 1985. Atlantis embarked on its 33rd and final mission, also the final mission of a space shuttle, STS-135, on 8 July 2011. STS-134 by Endeavour was expected to be the final flight before STS-135 was authorized in October 2010. STS-135 took advantage of the processing for the STS-335 Launch On Need mission that would have been necessary if STS-134's crew became stranded in orbit. Atlantis landed for the final time at the Kennedy Space Center on 21 July 2011. By the end of its final mission, Atlantis had orbited the Earth a total of 4,848 times, traveling nearly 126,000,000 mi (203,000,000 km) or more than 525 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 4 days
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-30) · NORAD 19968 · 1989-033 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-033A
- Epoch
- 1989-05-04 18:32:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.69634385 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003722
- Inclination
- 28.8747°
- Ascending node
- 357.2973°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.6319°
- Mean anomaly
- 72.3888°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000013293
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; 1 still in orbit
- Atlantis (STS-30) · NORAD 19968 · landed May 8, 1989
- Magellan · NORAD 19969 · left Earth orbit May 5, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-30 was the twenty-ninth space shuttle mission and the fourth of Atlantis. It was the first mission since the challenger disaster to have a female astronaut on board. It deployed the Venus-bound Magellan probe into orbit.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
10th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 2nd this year · 46th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-30 launch?
STS-30 launched on May 4, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-30?
Coverage: STS-30 Launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-30?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-30 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-30 reach?
Atlantis (STS-30), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 365 × 370 km orbit inclined 28.9°.
How many satellites did STS-30 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-30 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle