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Columbia (STS-32)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1990-002ALaunched 1/9/1990

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: LDEF Retrieve
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 1/9/1990
Last Contact: 1/20/1990

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 328 km
Inclination: 28.5 deg
Dry Mass: 92,337 kg
Total Mass: 110,929 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1990-002A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/418