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1991 · Lockheed Space Operations Company

STS-37

successSpace Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-37

STS-37 was the eighth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis with the primary obective of launching the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. The mission featured two spacewalks, the first since 1985.

Overview

Date / time
April 5, 1991 at 02:22 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39B
Mission
STS-37
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle →
Launch provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company →

Payloads deployed · 2

CGRO
LEO
STS 37
LEO