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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-84
Launched
May 15, 1997 · 08:07 UTC
Summary
STS-84 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on May 15, 1997 at 08:07 UTC. It was United Space Alliance's 5th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,142nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 84th Space Shuttle flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 277 × 304 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 7 crew members flew: Jean-François Clervoy, Yelena Kondakova, Michael Foale, Eileen Collins, Charles J. Precourt, Ed Lu and Carlos I. Noriega. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-84 launch (5-15-97)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceMir, Shuttle–Mir, Space Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 84th Space Shuttle flight · 4th this yearUnited Space Alliance's 5th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,142nd orbital launch attempt24th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Jean-François ClervoyMission Specialist · ESA · age 38 · 2nd flight
Yelena KondakovaMission Specialist · RFSA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Michael FoaleMission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · 4th flight
Eileen CollinsPilot · NASA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Charles J. PrecourtCommander · NASA · age 41 · 3rd flight
Ed LuMission Specialist · NASA · age 33 · first flight
Carlos I. NoriegaMission Specialist · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Landing crew
- Jean-François ClervoyMission Specialist · ESA
- Yelena KondakovaMission Specialist · RFSA
- Eileen CollinsPilot · NASA
- Charles J. PrecourtCommander · NASA
Jerry M. LinengerMission Specialist · NASA- Ed LuMission Specialist · NASA
- Carlos I. NoriegaMission Specialist · NASA
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: Mir
- Mission length: 9 days 5 hours
- Docked May 17, 1997 at Mir SO starboard
Space Shuttle Atlantis successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Atlantis (STS-84) · NORAD 24804 · 1997-023 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1997-023A
- Epoch
- 1997-05-15 15:52:46 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96877712 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0020186
- Inclination
- 51.6601°
- Ascending node
- 249.5489°
- Arg. of perigee
- 344.1407°
- Mean anomaly
- 100.0475°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.0000051059
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
- Atlantis (STS-84) · NORAD 24804 · docked May 17, 1997
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-84 was a manned spaceflight mission by Space Shuttle Atlantis to the Mir space station.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
61st launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 101st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: May 15, 4:07 AM EDT, at night
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-84 launch?
STS-84 launched on May 15, 1997 at 08:07 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-84?
Coverage: STS-84 launch (5-15-97). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-84?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-84 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was May 15, 4:07 AM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-84 reach?
It reached a 277 × 304 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is STS-84 part of?
Mir and Shuttle–Mir and Space Shuttle. About Mir