Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
LEO
STS-87 was a Space Shuttle mission launched from Launch Complex 39B of the Kennedy Space Center on 19 November 1997. It was the 88th flight of the Space Shuttle, and the 24th flight of Columbia. The mission goals were to conduct experiments using the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP-4)…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 87 1997-073A | Payload | re-entered 1997-12-05 | |
| SPARTAN 201 1997-073B | Payload | re-entered 1997-12-05 |
COSPAR ID 1997-073. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).