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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-59
Launched
April 9, 1994 · 11:05 UTC
Summary
STS-59 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 9, 1994 at 11:05 UTC. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 53rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 3,889th orbital launch attempt. It was the 62nd Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 219 × 231 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 6 crew members flew: Sidney M. Gutierrez, Linda M. Godwin, Kevin P. Chilton, Michael R. Clifford, Thomas David Jones and Jerome Apt. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-59 launch & landing (4-9-94)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 62nd Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 53rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 3,889th orbital launch attempt21st orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Sidney M. GutierrezCommander · NASA · age 42 · 2nd flight
Linda M. GodwinMission Specialist · NASA · age 41 · 2nd flight
Kevin P. ChiltonPilot · NASA · age 39 · 2nd flight
Michael R. CliffordMission Specialist · NASA · age 41 · 2nd flight
Thomas David JonesMission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · first flight
Jerome AptMission Specialist · NASA · age 44 · 3rd 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: 11 days
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Endeavour (STS-59) · NORAD 23042 · 1994-020 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1994-020A
- Epoch
- 1994-04-10 06:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.20558398 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009382
- Inclination
- 56.9969°
- Ascending node
- 260.1057°
- Arg. of perigee
- 274.0093°
- Mean anomaly
- 18.059°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 12
- B*
- 0.000010678
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Endeavour (STS-59) · NORAD 23042 · landed April 20, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-59 Shuttle mission was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. The launch was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle Program.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
51st launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 79th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Apr 9, 7:05 AM EDT, in twilight
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
64 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-59 launch?
STS-59 launched on April 9, 1994 at 11:05 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-59?
Coverage: STS-59 launch & landing (4-9-94). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-59?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-59 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Apr 9, 7:05 AM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-59 reach?
It reached a 219 × 231 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
Which program is STS-59 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle