Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28

Launch information

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Mission description

STS-28 was the thirtieth space shuttle mission, the fourth dedicated to the Department of Defence and the eigth of the Space Shuttle Columbia.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28’.

Launch image Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

STS-28 (LEO)

Launcher

Lockheed Space Operations Company

Rocket

Space Shuttle

Location

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 39B

Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28’ 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
20164 STS 28 LEO 57.0 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
20167 USA 40 None None UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit
20172 USA 41 None None UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#3426

To this date

Location Launch

#47

To this date

Pad Launch

#11

To this date

Agency Launch

#21

To this date

Orbital Launch

#62

Year 1989

Location Launch

#3

Year 1989

Pad Launch

#3

Year 1989

Agency Launch

#3

Year 1989

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