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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-37
Launched
April 5, 1991
Summary
STS-37 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 5, 1991. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 30th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,624th orbital launch attempt. It was the 39th Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-37), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 459 × 468 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 5 crew members flew: Steven R. Nagel, Jerry L. Ross, Kenneth D. Cameron, Linda M. Godwin and Jerome Apt. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-37 launch & landing (4-5-91)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanyNASA Large Strategic Science Missions, Space Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 39th Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 30th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,624th orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Steven R. NagelCommander · NASA · age 44 · 3rd flight
Jerry L. RossMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Kenneth D. CameronPilot · NASA · age 41 · first flight
Linda M. GodwinMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Jerome AptMission Specialist · NASA · age 41 · 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: 5 days 23 hours
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-37) · NORAD 21224 · 1991-027 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1991-027A
- Epoch
- 1991-04-05 14:02:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.36457097 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006676
- Inclination
- 28.467°
- Ascending node
- 238.7133°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.262°
- Mean anomaly
- 79.7225°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000032191
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
2 catalogued: 2 payloads
- Atlantis (STS-37) · NORAD 21224 · landed April 11, 1991
- Compton Observatory · NORAD 21225
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-37 was the eighth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis with the primary obective of launching the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. The mission featured two spacewalks, the first since 1985.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
17th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 56th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
124 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-37 launch?
STS-37 launched on April 5, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-37?
Coverage: STS-37 launch & landing (4-5-91). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-37?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-37 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-37 reach?
Atlantis (STS-37), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 459 × 468 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-37 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-37 part of?
NASA Large Strategic Science Missions and Space Shuttle. About NASA Large Strategic Science Missions