flown missionSuccess

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-39

Lockheed Space Operations CompanyLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAApr 28, 1991, 11:33 UTC

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

mission

Name: STS-39
Type: Government/Top Secret
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the Department of Defence.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 28, 1991, 11:33 UTC
Window opens: Apr 28, 1991, 11:33 UTC
Window closes: Apr 28, 1991, 11:33 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-39 launch & landing (4-28-91)

launch site

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