flown missionSuccess

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-53

Lockheed Space Operations CompanyLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USADec 02, 1992, 13:24 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: STS-53
Type: Government/Top Secret
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-53 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission in support of the United States Department of Defense. The mission was launched on 2 December 1992 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 02, 1992, 13:24 UTC
Window opens: Dec 02, 1992, 13:24 UTC
Window closes: Dec 02, 1992, 13:24 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 08:48 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Space Shuttle
Provider: Lockheed Space Operations Company
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

STS-53 launch & landing (12-2-92)

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.6082, -80.6043