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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-66
Launched
November 3, 1994
Summary
STS-66 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 3, 1994. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 57th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,944th orbital launch attempt. It was the 66th Space Shuttle flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Atlantis (STS-66), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 318 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 6 crew members flew: Jean-François Clervoy, Curtis Brown, Donald R. McMonagle, Ellen Ochoa, Scott E. Parazynski and Joseph R. Tanner. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-66 launch & landing (11-3-94)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 66th Space Shuttle flight · 7th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 57th launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,944th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Jean-François ClervoyMission Specialist · ESA · age 35 · first flight
Curtis BrownPilot · NASA · age 38 · 2nd flight
Donald R. McMonagleCommander · NASA · age 42 · 3rd flight
Ellen OchoaMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · 2nd flight
Scott E. ParazynskiMission Specialist · NASA · age 33 · first flight
Joseph R. TannerMission Specialist · NASA · age 44 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104)
Space Shuttle Atlantis (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV‑104) is a Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the spaceflight and space exploration agency of the United States. Constructed by the Rockwell International company in Southern California and delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Eastern Florida in April 1985, Atlantis is the fourth operational and the second-to-last Space Shuttle built. Its maiden flight was STS-51-J from 3 to 7 October 1985. Atlantis embarked on its 33rd and final mission, also the final mission of a space shuttle, STS-135, on 8 July 2011. STS-134 by Endeavour was expected to be the final flight before STS-135 was authorized in October 2010. STS-135 took advantage of the processing for the STS-335 Launch On Need mission that would have been necessary if STS-134's crew became stranded in orbit. Atlantis landed for the final time at the Kennedy Space Center on 21 July 2011. By the end of its final mission, Atlantis had orbited the Earth a total of 4,848 times, traveling nearly 126,000,000 mi (203,000,000 km) or more than 525 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 10 days
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-66) · NORAD 23340 · 1994-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1994-073A
- Epoch
- 1994-11-03 22:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.8953065 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001078
- Inclination
- 56.995°
- Ascending node
- 196.8771°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.1122°
- Mean anomaly
- 213.6657°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 3
- B*
- 0.0000079588
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
- Atlantis (STS-66) · NORAD 23340 · landed November 14, 1994
- CRISTA-SPAS · NORAD 23341
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-66 launched on 3 November 1994 at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base on 14 November 1994 at 10:33:45 am EST.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
30th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 3rd this year · 83rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
54 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-66 launch?
STS-66 launched on November 3, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-66?
Coverage: STS-66 launch & landing (11-3-94). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-66?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-66 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-66 reach?
Atlantis (STS-66), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 318 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
How many satellites did STS-66 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-66 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle