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Discovery (STS-33R)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1989-090ALaunched 11/23/1989

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: USA 48 (ORION 2)
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 11/23/1989
Last Contact: 11/28/1989

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 397.5 km
Inclination: 28.46 deg
Dry Mass: 84,577 kg
Total Mass: 113,400 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1989-090A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/220