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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-57
Launched
June 21, 1993 · 13:07 UTC
Summary
STS-57 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on June 21, 1993 at 13:07 UTC. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 47th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,823rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 56th Space Shuttle flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 404 × 474 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 6 crew members flew: Ronald J. Grabe, G. David Low, Brian Duffy, Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, Peter Wisoff and Janice E. Voss. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-57 launch & landing (6-21-93)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 56th Space Shuttle flight · 4th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 47th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,823rd orbital launch attempt38th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Ronald J. GrabeCommander · NASA · age 48 · 4th flight
G. David LowMission Specialist · NASA · age 37 · 3rd flight
Brian DuffyPilot · NASA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Nancy J. Currie-GreggMission Specialist · NASA · age 34 · first flight
Peter WisoffMission Specialist · NASA · age 34 · first flight
Janice E. VossMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, but with the authorization of STS-135, Atlantis became the last shuttle to fly. The United States Congress approved the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace Challenger, which was lost in 1986. Structural spares built during the construction of Discovery and Atlantis were used in its assembly. NASA chose, on cost grounds, to build Endeavour from spares rather than refitting Enterprise.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 9 days 23 hours
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Endeavour (STS-57) · NORAD 22684 · 1993-037 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1993-037A
- Epoch
- 1993-06-21 14:07:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.44753443 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0051063
- Inclination
- 28.4605°
- Ascending node
- 313.2099°
- Arg. of perigee
- 42.7031°
- Mean anomaly
- 248.5464°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000034308
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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Endeavour (STS-57) · NORAD 22684 · landed July 1, 1993
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-57 was a Shuttle-Spacehab mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched 21 June 1993 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
24th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 3rd this year · 73rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Jun 21, 9:07 AM EDT, in daylight
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
74 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-57 launch?
STS-57 launched on June 21, 1993 at 13:07 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-57?
Coverage: STS-57 launch & landing (6-21-93). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-57?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-57 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Jun 21, 9:07 AM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-57 reach?
It reached a 404 × 474 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
Which program is STS-57 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle