Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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About this launch
STS-63 was the first mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program, which carried out the first rendezvous of the American Space Shuttle with Russia's space station Mir. Known as the 'Near-Mir' mission, the flight used Space Shuttle Discovery, which lifted off from launch pad 39B on 3 February 1995…
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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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MissionHuman Exploration · LEO
Human Exploration · LEO
What it put in orbit7 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 63 1995-004A | Payload | re-entered 1995-02-11 | |
| SPARTAN 204 1995-004B | Payload | re-entered 1995-02-11 | |
| ODERACS 2A 1995-004C | Payload | re-entered 1996-03-13 | |
| ODERACS 2B 1995-004D | Payload | re-entered 1995-09-29 | |
| ODERACS 2C 1995-004E | Payload | 0 × 0 km · 0.0° | Globe |
| ODERACS 2D 1995-004F | Payload | re-entered 1995-03-02 | |
| ODERACS 2E 1995-004G | Payload | re-entered 1995-02-27 |
COSPAR ID 1995-004. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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