Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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About this launch
STS-43 was the ninth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The nine day mission had a primary goal of launching the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-E.
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
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 orbit5 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
Passes over you When will it cross your sky, and can you see it?
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 43 1991-054A | Payload | re-entered 1991-08-11 | |
| TDRS 5 1991-054B | Payload | 35738 × 35831 km · 14.1° | Globe |
| IUS R/B(1) 1991-054C | Rocket body | 278 × 26421 km · 26.7° | Globe |
| IUS R/B(2) 1991-054D | Rocket body | 35622 × 35931 km · 13.6° | Globe |
| IUS DEB 1991-054E | Debris | re-entered 1992-09-22 |
COSPAR ID 1991-054. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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