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1991 · Lockheed Space Operations Company

STS-39

successSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-39

STS-39 was the twelfth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to conduct a variety of payload experiments for the Department of Defence.

Overview

Date / time
April 28, 1991 at 11:33 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Mission
STS-39
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle →
Launch provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company →

Payloads deployed · 3

IBSS
LEO
STS 39
LEO
USA 70
Payload