NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

STS-91

Launch Time
Tue Jun 02, 1998 22:06 UTC

Rocket

Space Shuttle Discovery
NASA
Status: Retired
Price: $450.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 30,250 kN
Payload to LEO: 27,500 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,810 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 2
Rocket Height: 56.1 m

Vehicles

Kennedy SLF Runway 15

OV-103

Flight #24
299 day turnaround

Mission Details

STS-91

STS-91 marked the final Shuttle/Mir Docking Mission. This Phase 1 Program was a precursor to the International Space Station maintaining a continuous American presence in space and developing the procedures and hardware required for an international partnership in space.

Total Mass: 16,537.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA

Stats

1998

35th orbital launch attempt

Space Shuttle

91st mission
3rd mission of 1998
90th successful mission
66th consecutive successful mission