flown missionSuccess

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-56

Lockheed Space Operations CompanyLaunch Complex 39B — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAApr 08, 1993, 05:29 UTC

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

mission

Name: STS-56
Type: Earth Science
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-56 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform special experiments. The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 8 April 1993.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 08, 1993, 05:29 UTC
Window opens: Apr 08, 1993, 05:29 UTC
Window closes: Apr 08, 1993, 05:29 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-56 launch & landing (4-8-93)

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 39B
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.6271, -80.6210