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Discovery (STS-26R)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1988-091ALaunched 9/29/1988

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: TDRS-C
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 9/29/1988
Last Contact: 10/3/1988

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 316.5 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 85,183 kg
Total Mass: 110,294 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1988-091A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/208