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Columbia (STS-40)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1991-040ALaunched 6/5/1991

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spacelab SLS-1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 6/5/1991
Last Contact: 6/14/1991

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 287 km
Inclination: 39.01 deg
Dry Mass: 89,081 kg
Total Mass: 109,395 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1991-040A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/418