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1988 · Lockheed Space Operations Company

STS-26

successSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-26

STS-26 was the twenty-sixth space shuttle mission and the seventh flight of the orbiter Discovery. It was the return to flight mission after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. It was the first to have all of its crew members wear pressure suits for launch and landing since STS-4 and the first mission with bailout capability since STS-4. It was also the first all-veteran crew mission since Apollo-11 with all of its crew having flown at least on prior mission.

Overview

Date / time
September 29, 1988 at 03:37 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39B
Mission
STS-26
Mission type
Communications
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle →
Launch provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company →

Payloads deployed · 2

STS 26
LEO
TDRS 3
GEO