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Discovery (STS-42)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1992-002ALaunched 1/22/1992

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spacelab IML-1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 1/22/1992
Last Contact: 1/30/1992

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 298 km
Inclination: 56.97 deg
Dry Mass: 85,820 kg
Total Mass: 105,005 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1992-002A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/258