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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-83
Launched
April 4, 1997
Summary
STS-83 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 4, 1997. It was United Space Alliance's 4th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,132nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 83rd Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd 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, Donald A. Thomas, Janice E. Voss, Michael L. Gernhardt, Susan Kilrain, Roger K. Crouch and Gregory T. Linteris. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). One object from this launch is catalogued.
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- STS-83 launch (4-4-97)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 83rd Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 4th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,132nd orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
James HalsellCommander · NASA · age 40 · 3rd flight
Donald A. ThomasMission Specialist · NASA · age 41 · 3rd flight
Janice E. VossMission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · 3rd flight
Michael L. GernhardtMission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Susan KilrainPilot · NASA · age 35 · first flight
Roger K. CrouchPayload Specialist · NASA · age 56 · first flight
Gregory T. LinterisPayload Specialist · NASA · age 39 · first 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: 3 days 23 hours
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
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Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-83) · NORAD 24755 · 1997-013 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1997-013
- Epoch
- 1997-04-04 20:03:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9004885 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0003077
- Inclination
- 28.4679°
- Ascending node
- 313.5644°
- Arg. of perigee
- 326.8486°
- Mean anomaly
- 275.6573°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000005522
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-83) · NORAD 24755 · landed April 8, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-83 was a mission of the United States Space Shuttle Columbia.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
60th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 100th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
52 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-83 launch?
STS-83 launched on April 4, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-83?
Coverage: STS-83 launch (4-4-97). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-83?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-83 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-83 reach?
It reached a 307 × 311 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
Which program is STS-83 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle