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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-34
Launched
October 18, 1989
Summary
STS-34 (Galileo) launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on October 18, 1989. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 22nd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,459th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Space Shuttle flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-34), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 302 × 313 km orbit inclined 34.3°. 5 crew members flew: Donald E. Williams, Shannon Lucid, Franklin Chang Díaz, Michael J. McCulley and Ellen S. Baker. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-34 launch & landing (10-18-89)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanyNASA Large Strategic Science Missions, Space Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for NASA
- Milestone
- 31st Space Shuttle flight · 4th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 22nd launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,459th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Donald E. WilliamsCommander · NASA · age 47 · 2nd flight
Shannon LucidMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · 2nd flight
Franklin Chang DíazMission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · 2nd flight
Michael J. McCulleyPilot · NASA · age 46 · first flight
Ellen S. BakerMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · first 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 23 hours
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-34) · NORAD 20297 · 1989-084 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1989-084A
- Epoch
- 1989-10-18 16:43:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90666791 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00086
- Inclination
- 34.3274°
- Ascending node
- 148.8927°
- Arg. of perigee
- 218.292°
- Mean anomaly
- 141.7193°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 5.6079e-8
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
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 debris, 2 components
- Atlantis (STS-34) · NORAD 20297 · landed October 23, 1989
- Galileo · NORAD 20298 · left Earth orbit October 19, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-34 was the thirty-first shuttle mission and the fifth for Atlantis. It deployed the Jupiter-bound Galileo probe.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
12th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 4th this year · 48th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
71 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-34 (Galileo) launch?
STS-34 (Galileo) launched on October 18, 1989. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-34 (Galileo)?
Coverage: STS-34 launch & landing (10-18-89). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-34 (Galileo)?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-34 (Galileo) launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-34 (Galileo) reach?
Atlantis (STS-34), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 302 × 313 km orbit inclined 34.3°.
How many satellites did STS-34 (Galileo) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-34 (Galileo) part of?
NASA Large Strategic Science Missions and Space Shuttle. About NASA Large Strategic Science Missions