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Rockwell InternationalSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-9
Launched
November 28, 1983
Summary
STS-9 launched on a Rockwell International Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 28, 1983. It was Rockwell International's 8th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 2,764th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Space Shuttle flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 251 × 262 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 6 crew members flew: John Young, Owen K. Garriott, Ulf Merbold, Robert A. Parker, Brewster H. Shaw and Byron K. Lichtenberg. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-9 launch & landing (11-28-83)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Rockwell InternationalSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 9th Space Shuttle flight · 4th this yearRockwell International's 8th launch4th this yearhumanity's 2,764th orbital launch attempt118th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
John YoungCommander · NASA · age 53 · 7th flight
Owen K. GarriottMission Specialist · NASA · age 53 · 2nd flight
Ulf MerboldPayload Specialist · ESA · age 42 · first flight
Robert A. ParkerMission Specialist · NASA · age 46 · first flight
Brewster H. ShawPilot · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Byron K. LichtenbergPayload 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: 10 days
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-9) · NORAD 14523 · 1983-116 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 9
- Object ID
- 1983-116A
- Epoch
- 1983-11-28 17:59:59 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.09078684 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008923
- Inclination
- 57.0162°
- Ascending node
- 206.8°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.8141°
- Mean anomaly
- 231.8823°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00040999
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-9) · NORAD 14523 · landed December 8, 1983
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-9 was the sixth mission of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on a 10 day mission to perform science in space using the Spacelab module.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
21st launch from Launch Complex 39A, 4th this year · 26th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-9 launch?
STS-9 launched on November 28, 1983. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-9?
Coverage: STS-9 launch & landing (11-28-83). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-9?
Space Shuttle, flown by Rockwell International. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-9 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-9 reach?
It reached a 251 × 262 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
Which program is STS-9 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle