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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-82

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

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

mission

Name
STS-82
Type
Astrophysics
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-82 was the 22nd flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery and the 82nd mission of the Space Shuttle program. It was NASA's second mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope, during which Discovery's crew repaired and upgraded the telescope's scientific instruments, increasing its research capabilities and achieved the highest altitude ever attained by a STS Orbiter (335-nautical-mile (620 km)).

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 39A
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York