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Discovery (STS-29)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1989-021ALaunched 3/13/1989

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: TDRS-D
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 3/13/1989
Last Contact: 3/18/1989

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 317 km
Inclination: 28.46 deg
Dry Mass: 85,113 kg
Total Mass: 111,107 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1989-021A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/212