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Columbia (STS-90)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOLaunched 4/17/1998

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Neurolab
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 4/17/1998
Last Contact: 5/3/1998

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 266.5 km
Inclination: 39 deg
Dry Mass: 92,457 kg
Total Mass: 112,470 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/344