Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43

Launch information

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Mission description

STS-43 was the ninth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The nine day mission had a primary goal of launching the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-E.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43’.

Launch image Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 2, 1991, 3:02 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

STS-43 (LEO)

Launcher

Lockheed Space Operations Company

Rocket

Space Shuttle

Location

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 39A

Type

Communications

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
21638 STS 43 LEO 28.46 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
21639 TDRS 5 OTHER 14.11 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#3653

To this date

Location Launch

#59

To this date

Pad Launch

#41

To this date

Agency Launch

#33

To this date

Orbital Launch

#56

Year 1991

Location Launch

#4

Year 1991

Pad Launch

#2

Year 1991

Agency Launch

#4

Year 1991

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