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Discovery (STS-48)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1991-063ALaunched 9/12/1991

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: UARS
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 9/12/1991
Last Contact: 9/18/1991

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 569 km
Inclination: 56.98 deg
Dry Mass: 86,191 kg
Total Mass: 101,668 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1991-063A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/258