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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-87
Launched
November 19, 1997
Summary
STS-87 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 19, 1997. It was United Space Alliance's 9th launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,194th orbital launch attempt. It was the 88th Space Shuttle flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Columbia (STS-87), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 292 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 6 crew members flew: Takao Doi, Leonid Kadeniuk, Kevin R. Kregel, Winston E. Scott, Steven Lindsey and Kalpana Chawla. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
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- STS-87 launch (11-19-97)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 88th Space Shuttle flight · 8th this yearUnited Space Alliance's 9th launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,194th orbital launch attempt76th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Takao DoiMission Specialist · JAXA · age 43 · first flight
Leonid KadeniukPayload Specialist · HKAY · age 46 · first flight
Kevin R. KregelCommander · NASA · age 41 · 3rd flight
Winston E. ScottMission Specialist · NASA · age 47 · 2nd flight
Steven LindseyPilot · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Kalpana ChawlaMission Specialist · NASA · age 35 · 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: 15 days
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
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Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-87) · NORAD 25061 · 1997-073 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1997-073A
- Epoch
- 1997-11-19 20:58:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.9636885 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001195
- Inclination
- 28.4655°
- Ascending node
- 185.526°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.8899°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.1622°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
2 catalogued: 2 payloads
- Columbia (STS-87) · NORAD 25061 · landed December 5, 1997
- Spartan 201 · NORAD 25062
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-87 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle, and the 24th flight of Columbia. The mission goals were to conduct experiments using the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-4), conduct two EVAs, and to deploy the SPARTAN-201 experiment.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
41st launch from Launch Complex 39B, 2nd this year · 105th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
311 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-87 launch?
STS-87 launched on November 19, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-87?
Coverage: STS-87 launch (11-19-97). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-87?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-87 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-87 reach?
Columbia (STS-87), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 291 × 292 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-87 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-87 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle