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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-70
Launched
July 13, 1995
Summary
STS-70 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on July 13, 1995. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 60th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,000th orbital launch attempt. It was the 70th Space Shuttle flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-70), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 307 × 340 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 5 crew members flew: Terence Henricks, Nancy J. Currie-Gregg, Donald A. Thomas, Kevin R. Kregel and Mary Ellen Weber. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-70 launch & landing (7-13-95)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 70th Space Shuttle flight · 4th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 60th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,000th orbital launch attempt39th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Terence HenricksCommander · NASA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Nancy J. Currie-GreggMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · 2nd flight
Donald A. ThomasMission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Kevin R. KregelPilot · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Mary Ellen WeberMission Specialist · NASA · age 33 · 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: 8 days 22 hours
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-70) · NORAD 23612 · 1995-035 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 70
- Object ID
- 1995-035A
- Epoch
- 1995-07-13 20:10:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.84977569 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025051
- Inclination
- 28.463°
- Ascending node
- 324.9908°
- Arg. of perigee
- 193.0486°
- Mean anomaly
- 346.1152°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0
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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Discovery (STS-70) · NORAD 23612 · landed July 22, 1995
- TDRS 7 · NORAD 23613 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-70 was the 21st flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the last of 7 shuttle missions to carry a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). This was the first shuttle mission controlled from the new mission control center room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. STS-70 was also the first flight of the new Block 1 orbiter main engine, designed to improve both engine performance and safety.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
32nd launch from Launch Complex 39B, 2nd this year · 87th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
160 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-70 launch?
STS-70 launched on July 13, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-70?
Coverage: STS-70 launch & landing (7-13-95). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-70?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-70 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-70 reach?
Discovery (STS-70), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 307 × 340 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-70 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-70 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle