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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-62
Launched
March 4, 1994
Summary
STS-62 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on March 4, 1994. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 52nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,884th orbital launch attempt. It was the 61st Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 301 × 310 km orbit inclined 39.0°. 5 crew members flew: John Casper, Marsha Ivins, Charles D. Gemar, Pierre J. Thuot and Andrew M. Allen. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-62 launch & landing (3-4-94)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 61st Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 52nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,884th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
John CasperCommander · NASA · age 50 · 3rd flight
Marsha IvinsMission Specialist · NASA · age 42 · 3rd flight
Charles D. GemarMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · 3rd flight
Pierre J. ThuotMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · 3rd flight
Andrew M. AllenPilot · NASA · age 38 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102)
Space Shuttle Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 13 days
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
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Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-62) · NORAD 23025 · 1994-015 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 62
- Object ID
- 1994-015A
- Epoch
- 1994-03-05 01:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9130367 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0006441
- Inclination
- 39.0136°
- Ascending node
- 245.925°
- Arg. of perigee
- 287.7729°
- Mean anomaly
- 238.8467°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0.0000082511
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
- Columbia (STS-62) · NORAD 23025 · landed March 18, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-62 was a Space Shuttle program mission flown aboard Space Shuttle Columbia. The primary payloads were the USMP-02 microgravity experiments package and the OAST-2 engineering and technology payload, both in the orbiter's cargo bay. The two-week mission also featured a number of biomedical experiments focusing on the effects of long duration spaceflight.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 78th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
92 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-62 launch?
STS-62 launched on March 4, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-62?
Coverage: STS-62 launch & landing (3-4-94). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-62?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-62 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-62 reach?
It reached a 301 × 310 km orbit inclined 39.0°.
Which program is STS-62 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle