Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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About this launch
STS-34 was the thirty-first shuttle mission and the fifth for Atlantis. It deployed the Jupiter-bound Galileo probe.
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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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MissionPlanetary Science · LEO
Planetary Science · LEO
What it put in orbit5 catalogued objects
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 34 1989-084A | Payload | re-entered 1989-10-23 | |
| GALILEO 1989-084B | Payload | re-entered 2003-09-21 | |
| IUS R/B(1) 1989-084C | Rocket body | re-entered 2006-02-20 | |
| IUS R/B(2) 1989-084D | Rocket body | orbits the Sun | |
| IUS DEB 1989-084E | Debris | re-entered 2018-06-19 |
COSPAR ID 1989-084. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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