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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-64
Launched
September 9, 1994 · 22:22 UTC
Summary
STS-64 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on September 9, 1994 at 22:22 UTC. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 55th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 3,930th orbital launch attempt. It was the 64th Space Shuttle flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-64), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 261 × 273 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 6 crew members flew: Lloyd Hammond, Susan Helms, Richard N. Richards, Mark C. Lee, Carl J. Meade and Jerry M. Linenger. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-64 launch & landing (9-9-94)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 64th Space Shuttle flight · 5th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 55th launch5th this yearhumanity's 3,930th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Lloyd HammondPilot · NASA · age 42 · 2nd flight
Susan HelmsMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · 2nd flight
Richard N. RichardsCommander · NASA · age 48 · 4th flight
Mark C. LeeMission Specialist · NASA · age 42 · 3rd flight
Carl J. MeadeMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Jerry M. LinengerMission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · 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: 10 days
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-64) · NORAD 23251 · 1994-059 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1994-059A
- Epoch
- 1994-09-10 03:33:25 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.05239867 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009616
- Inclination
- 57.0095°
- Ascending node
- 223.6489°
- Arg. of perigee
- 268.9724°
- Mean anomaly
- 272.0428°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.000080756
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-64) · NORAD 23251 · landed September 20, 1994
- Spartan 201 · NORAD 23253
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-64 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that was set to perform multiple experiment packages. STS-64 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 9 September 1994, and landed back on 20 September 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
29th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 2nd this year · 81st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 9, 6:22 PM EDT, in daylight
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
189 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-64 launch?
STS-64 launched on September 9, 1994 at 22:22 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-64?
Coverage: STS-64 launch & landing (9-9-94). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-64?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-64 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Sep 9, 6:22 PM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-64 reach?
Discovery (STS-64), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 261 × 273 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
How many satellites did STS-64 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-64 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle