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1989 · Lockheed Space Operations Company

STS-30

successSpace Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-30

STS-30 was the twenty-ninth space shuttle mission and the fourth of Atlantis. It was the first mission since the challenger disaster to have a female astronaut on board. It deployed the Venus-bound Magellan probe into orbit.

Overview

Date / time
May 4, 1989 at 06:46 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39B
Mission
STS-30
Mission type
Planetary Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle →
Launch provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company →

Payloads deployed · 2

MAGELLAN
Venus
STS 30
LEO