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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-85
Launched
August 7, 1997
Summary
STS-85 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on August 7, 1997. It was United Space Alliance's 7th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 4,159th orbital launch attempt. It was the 86th Space Shuttle flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Discovery (STS-85), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 297 × 308 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 6 crew members flew: Bjarni Tryggvason, Curtis Brown, Jan Davis, Kent Rominger, Robert Curbeam and Stephen Robinson. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
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- STS-85 launch (8-7-97)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 86th Space Shuttle flight · 6th this yearUnited Space Alliance's 7th launch5th this yearhumanity's 4,159th orbital launch attempt41st orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Bjarni TryggvasonPayload Specialist · CSA · age 51 · first flight
Curtis BrownCommander · NASA · age 41 · 4th flight
Jan DavisMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Kent RomingerPilot · NASA · age 41 · 3rd flight
Robert CurbeamMission Specialist · NASA · age 35 · first flight
Stephen RobinsonMission Specialist · NASA · age 41 · 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: 11 days
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-85) · NORAD 24889 · 1997-039 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 85
- Object ID
- 1997-039A
- Epoch
- 1997-08-07 15:20:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9241295 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007961
- Inclination
- 57.0003°
- Ascending node
- 76.4744°
- Arg. of perigee
- 270.6178°
- Mean anomaly
- 263.6436°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.0000043213
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
- Discovery (STS-85) · NORAD 24889 · landed August 19, 1997
- CRISTA-SPAS · NORAD 24890
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-85 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
63rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 5th this year · 103rd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-85 launch?
STS-85 launched on August 7, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-85?
Coverage: STS-85 launch (8-7-97). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-85?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-85 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-85 reach?
Discovery (STS-85), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 297 × 308 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
How many satellites did STS-85 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-85 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle