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United Space AllianceSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-90
Launched
April 17, 1998
Summary
STS-90 launched on an United Space Alliance Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 17, 1998. It was United Space Alliance's 11th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 4,230th orbital launch attempt. It was the 90th Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 265 × 293 km orbit inclined 39.0°. 7 crew members flew: Dafydd Williams, Richard A. Searfoss, Richard M. Linnehan, Scott Altman, Kathryn P. Hire, Jay C. Buckey and James A. Pawelczyk. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). One object from this launch is catalogued.
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- STS-90 launch (4-17-98)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · United Space AllianceSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 90th Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearUnited Space Alliance's 11th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 4,230th orbital launch attempt23rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Dafydd WilliamsMission Specialist · CSA · age 43 · first flight
Richard A. SearfossCommander · NASA · age 41 · 3rd flight
Richard M. LinnehanMission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Scott AltmanPilot · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Kathryn P. HireMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Jay C. BuckeyPayload Specialist · NASA · age 41 · first flight
James A. PawelczykPayload Specialist · NASA · age 37 · 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-90) · NORAD 25297 · 1998-022 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1998-022A
- Epoch
- 1998-04-17 18:11:38 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.00907584 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.002173
- Inclination
- 39.0079°
- Ascending node
- 359.2484°
- Arg. of perigee
- 7.9315°
- Mean anomaly
- 352.2381°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Columbia (STS-90) · NORAD 25297 · landed May 3, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-90 was a 1998 Space Shuttle mission flown by the Space Shuttle Columbia. The 16-day mission marked the last flight of the European Space Agency's Spacelab laboratory module, which had first flown on Columbia on STS-9, and was also the last daytime landing for Columbia.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
42nd launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 107th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
148 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-90 launch?
STS-90 launched on April 17, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-90?
Coverage: STS-90 launch (4-17-98). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-90?
Space Shuttle, flown by United Space Alliance. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-90 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-90 reach?
It reached a 265 × 293 km orbit inclined 39.0°.
Which program is STS-90 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle