Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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About this launch
STS-32 was the thirty-third mission of the shuttle program and ninth of Columbia. It was the first use of Launch Pad 39A and also marked the first use of the Mobile Launcher Platform No. 3 (MLP-3) in the shuttle program. This was the longest flight of the shuttle program lasting nearly 11 days. Its…
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Launch window and padKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Site
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterSpace Shuttle
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle
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MissionCommunications · LEO
Communications · LEO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 32 1990-002A | Payload | re-entered 1990-01-20 | |
| LEASAT 5 1990-002B | Payload | 35970 × 35987 km · 11.1° | Globe |
| LEASAT 5 PKM [SSUS-A] 1990-002C | Rocket body | 209 × 7773 km · 27.3° | Globe |
| SSUS-A DEB 1990-002D | Debris | re-entered 1998-08-12 |
COSPAR ID 1990-002. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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