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Discovery (STS-41)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1990-090ALaunched 10/6/1990

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Ulysses
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 10/6/1990
Last Contact: 10/10/1990

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 292.5 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 85,527 kg
Total Mass: 112,549 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1990-090A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/250