Status
Success
Rocket
Vehicles
Mission Details
STS-70
The primary mission was the launch and deployment of the 7th Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) by means of the two-stage Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) solid rocket. It was built by TRW and weighs about 2,200 kilograms (4,900 lb). The satellite was ejected from Discovery's cargo bay exactly on time at 2:55 p.m. CDT, approximately six hours into the flight.
Total Mass: 20,159.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
LC-39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA
Stats
1995
39th orbital launch attempt
Space Shuttle
70th mission
4th mission of 1995
69th successful mission
45th consecutive successful mission