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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-68
Launched
September 30, 1994
Summary
STS-68 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on September 30, 1994. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 56th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,933rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 65th Space Shuttle flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 221 × 233 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 6 crew members flew: Michael A. Baker, Terrence W. Wilcutt, Daniel W. Bursch, Thomas David Jones, Peter Wisoff and Steven Smith. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-68 launch & landing (9-30-94)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 65th Space Shuttle flight · 6th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 56th launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,933rd orbital launch attempt65th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Michael A. BakerCommander · NASA · age 40 · 3rd flight
Terrence W. WilcuttPilot · NASA · age 44 · first flight
Daniel W. BurschMission Specialist · NASA · age 37 · 2nd flight
Thomas David JonesMission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · 2nd flight
Peter WisoffMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · 2nd flight
Steven SmithMission Specialist · NASA · age 35 · first 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-68) · NORAD 23285 · 1994-062 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1994-062A
- Epoch
- 1994-09-30 15:00:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.19784704 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009259
- Inclination
- 57.0068°
- Ascending node
- 77.4235°
- Arg. of perigee
- 268.6661°
- Mean anomaly
- 292.4011°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.0000084713
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
- Endeavour (STS-68) · NORAD 23285 · landed October 11, 1994
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-68 was a human spaceflight mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 30 September 1994.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
53rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 4th this year · 82nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
83 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-68 launch?
STS-68 launched on September 30, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-68?
Coverage: STS-68 launch & landing (9-30-94). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-68?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-68 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-68 reach?
It reached a 221 × 233 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
Which program is STS-68 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle