Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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About this launch
STS-55 (Space Transportation System 55), or D-2 was the 55th overall flight of the US Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Shuttle Columbia. This flight was a multinational Spacelab flight involving 88 experiments from eleven different nations. The experiments ranged from biology sciences to simple…
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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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MissionLEO
LEO
What it put in orbit1 catalogued object
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 55 1993-027A | Payload | re-entered 1993-05-06 |
COSPAR ID 1993-027. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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