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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-44
Launched
November 24, 1991
Summary
STS-44 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 24, 1991. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 35th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,680th orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Space Shuttle flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-44), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 366 × 375 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 6 crew members flew: Thomas Hennen, Terence Henricks, Story Musgrave, Frederick D. Gregory, Mario Runco Jr. and James S. Voss. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-44 launch & landing (11-24-91)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 44th Space Shuttle flight · 6th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 35th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,680th orbital launch attempt83rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Thomas HennenPayload Specialist · NASA · age 39 · first flight
Terence HenricksPilot · NASA · age 39 · first flight
Story MusgraveMission Specialist · NASA · age 56 · 4th flight
Frederick D. GregoryCommander · NASA · age 50 · 3rd flight
Mario Runco Jr.Mission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · first flight
James S. VossMission Specialist · NASA · age 42 · 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: 7 days 22 hours
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-44) · NORAD 21795 · 1991-080 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 44
- Object ID
- 1991-080A
- Epoch
- 1991-11-25 00:27:56 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.68510752 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006508
- Inclination
- 28.4688°
- Ascending node
- 251.1107°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.1305°
- Mean anomaly
- 328.9133°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00025599
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; 3 still in orbit
- Atlantis (STS-44) · NORAD 21795 · landed December 1, 1991
- DSP F16 · NORAD 21805 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-44 was a Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis that launched on 24 November 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense space mission.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
43rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 4th this year · 61st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
73 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-44 launch?
STS-44 launched on November 24, 1991. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-44?
Coverage: STS-44 launch & landing (11-24-91). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-44?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-44 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-44 reach?
Atlantis (STS-44), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 366 × 375 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-44 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-44 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle