Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)

STS-59

Success Lockheed, Space Shuttle

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About this launch

STS-59 Shuttle mission was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. The launch was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle Program.

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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Rocket and boosterSpace Shuttle
MissionEarth Science · LEO

Earth Science · LEO

What it put in orbit1 catalogued object
ObjectTypeOrbitGlobe
STS 59 1994-020A Payload re-entered 1994-04-20

COSPAR ID 1994-020. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).

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