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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-56
Launched
April 8, 1993
Summary
STS-56 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 8, 1993. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 45th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,808th orbital launch attempt. It was the 54th Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-56), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 299 × 307 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 5 crew members flew: Kenneth D. Cameron, Stephen S. Oswald, Michael Foale, Kenneth Cockrell and Ellen Ochoa. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-56 launch & landing (4-8-93)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 54th Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 45th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,808th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Kenneth D. CameronCommander · NASA · age 43 · 2nd flight
Stephen S. OswaldPilot · NASA · age 41 · 2nd flight
Michael FoaleMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · 2nd flight
Kenneth CockrellMission Specialist · NASA · age 42 · first flight
Ellen OchoaMission Specialist · NASA · age 34 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103)
Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the orbiters from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the third of five fully operational orbiters to be built. Its first mission, STS-41-D, flew from August 30 to September 5, 1984. Over 27 years of service it launched and landed 39 times, gathering more spaceflights than any other spacecraft to date. Discovery became the third operational orbiter to enter service, preceded by Columbia and Challenger. It embarked on its last mission, STS-133, on February 24, 2011 and touched down for the final time at Kennedy Space Center on March 9, having spent a cumulative total of almost a full year in space. Discovery performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions. It also carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. Discovery was the first operational shuttle to be retired, followed by Endeavour and then Atlantis.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 9 days 6 hours
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-56) · NORAD 22621 · 1993-023 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1993-023A
- Epoch
- 1993-04-08 06:55:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.92337435 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005575
- Inclination
- 57.0032°
- Ascending node
- 178.6478°
- Arg. of perigee
- 267.1529°
- Mean anomaly
- 92.6894°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0000011644
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
- Discovery (STS-56) · NORAD 22621 · landed April 17, 1993
- Spartan 201 · NORAD 22623
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-56 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform special experiments. The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 8 April 1993.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
23rd launch from Launch Complex 39B, 2nd this year · 71st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-56 launch?
STS-56 launched on April 8, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-56?
Coverage: STS-56 launch & landing (4-8-93). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-56?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-56 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-56 reach?
Discovery (STS-56), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 299 × 307 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
How many satellites did STS-56 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-56 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle