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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-26

Lockheed Space Operations CompanyLaunch Complex 39B — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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

mission

Name
STS-26
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-26 was the twenty-sixth space shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. It was the return to flight mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was the first to have all of its crew members wear pressure suits for launch and landing since STS-4 and the first mission with bailout capability since STS-4. It was also the first all-veteran crew mission since Apollo-11 with all of its crew having flown at least on prior mission.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

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

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launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 39B
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York