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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-65
Launched
July 8, 1994
Summary
STS-65 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on July 8, 1994. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 54th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 3,910th orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Space Shuttle flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 307 × 311 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 7 crew members flew: James Halsell, Richard Hieb, Chiaki Mukai, Robert D. Cabana, Leroy Chiao, Donald A. Thomas and Carl E. Walz. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). One object from this launch is catalogued.
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- STS-65 launch & landing (7-8-94)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 63rd Space Shuttle flight · 4th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 54th launch4th this yearhumanity's 3,910th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
James HalsellPilot · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Richard HiebMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · 3rd flight
Chiaki MukaiPayload Specialist · JAXA · age 42 · first flight
Robert D. CabanaCommander · NASA · age 45 · 3rd flight
Leroy ChiaoMission Specialist · NASA · age 33 · first flight
Donald A. ThomasMission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · first flight
Carl E. WalzMission Specialist · 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: 14 days
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-65) · NORAD 23173 · 1994-039 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1994-039A
- Epoch
- 1994-07-08 17:55:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90036951 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0002922
- Inclination
- 28.4673°
- Ascending node
- 7.3168°
- Arg. of perigee
- 310.6414°
- Mean anomaly
- 49.3977°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000256
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-65) · NORAD 23173 · landed July 23, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-65 was a Space Shuttle program mission of Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 8 July 1994. The flight was commanded by Robert D. Cabana who would go on later to lead the Kennedy Space Center.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
52nd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 80th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-65 launch?
STS-65 launched on July 8, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-65?
Coverage: STS-65 launch & landing (7-8-94). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-65?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-65 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-65 reach?
It reached a 307 × 311 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
Which program is STS-65 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle