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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-91
Launched
June 2, 1998
Summary
STS-91 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on June 2, 1998. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 62nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,242nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 246 × 334 km orbit inclined 51.7°. 6 crew members flew: Valery Ryumin, Franklin Chang Díaz, Charles J. Precourt, Wendy B. Lawrence, Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie and Janet L. Kavandi. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-91 launch (6-2-98)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanyMir, Shuttle–Mir, Space Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 91st Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 62nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,242nd orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Launch crew
Valery RyuminMission Specialist · RFSA · age 58 · 4th flight
Franklin Chang DíazMission Specialist · NASA · age 48 · 6th flight
Charles J. PrecourtCommander · NASA · age 42 · 4th flight
Wendy B. LawrenceMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · 3rd flight
Dominic L. Pudwill GoriePilot · NASA · age 41 · first flight
Janet L. KavandiMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Landing crew
- Valery RyuminMission Specialist · RFSA
- Franklin Chang DíazMission Specialist · NASA
- Charles J. PrecourtCommander · NASA
- Wendy B. LawrenceMission Specialist · NASA
Andy ThomasMission Specialist · NASA- Dominic L. Pudwill GoriePilot · NASA
- Janet L. KavandiMission Specialist · NASA
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: Mir
- Mission length: 9 days 19 hours
- Docked June 4, 1998 at Mir SO starboard
Space Shuttle Discovery successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Discovery (STS-91) · NORAD 25356 · 1998-034 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1998-034A
- Epoch
- 1998-06-02 22:52:21 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.96876098 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0065835
- Inclination
- 51.6532°
- Ascending node
- 118.8872°
- Arg. of perigee
- 0.7094°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.3554°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000010115
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
- Discovery (STS-91) · NORAD 25356 · docked June 4, 1998
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-91 was the final Space Shuttle mission to the Mir space station. It was flown by Space Shuttle Discovery, and launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 2 June 1998.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
66th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 108th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
130 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-91 launch?
STS-91 launched on June 2, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-91?
Coverage: STS-91 launch (6-2-98). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-91?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-91 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-91 reach?
It reached a 246 × 334 km orbit inclined 51.7°.
Which program is STS-91 part of?
Mir and Shuttle–Mir and Space Shuttle. About Mir