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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-36
Launched
February 28, 1990
Summary
STS-36 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on February 28, 1990. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 25th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,496th orbital launch attempt. It was the 34th Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-36), one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 212 km orbit inclined 62.0°. 5 crew members flew: David Hilmers, John Oliver Creighton, Mike Mullane, John Casper and Pierre J. Thuot. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 7 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-36 launch & landing (2-28-90)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 34th Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 25th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,496th orbital launch attempt20th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
David HilmersMission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · 3rd flight
John Oliver CreightonCommander · NASA · age 46 · 2nd flight
Mike MullaneMission Specialist · NASA · age 44 · 3rd flight
John CasperPilot · NASA · age 46 · first flight
Pierre J. ThuotMission Specialist · NASA · age 34 · 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 10 hours
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-36) · NORAD 20512 · 1990-019 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 7 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1990-019A
- Epoch
- 1990-02-28 07:47:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.26243804 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000397
- Inclination
- 62.0075°
- Ascending node
- 179.5735°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.3114°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.8485°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000019832
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
7 catalogued: 2 payloads, 5 debris; 1 still in orbit
- Atlantis (STS-36) · NORAD 20512 · landed March 4, 1990
- USA 53 · NORAD 20516 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-36 was the thirty-fourth mission of the shuttle program and the sixth of Atlantis and the fourth night launch of the shuttle program. It was a department of defence mission and so its mission is classified.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
38th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 51st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
49 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-36 launch?
STS-36 launched on February 28, 1990. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-36?
Coverage: STS-36 launch & landing (2-28-90). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-36?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-36 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-36 reach?
Atlantis (STS-36), one of 7 catalogued objects, reached a 207 × 212 km orbit inclined 62.0°.
How many satellites did STS-36 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-36 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle