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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102
Launched 1995-10-20 13:53 UTCLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
61st
orbital launch attempt in 1995
Lockheed Martin Space Operations
3rd
launch this year
Launch Complex 39B
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
99 d
since the pad's previous launch
STS-73 was a Space Shuttle program mission, during October–November 1995, on board the space shuttle Columbia. The mission was the second mission for the United States Microgravity Laboratory. The crew, who spent 16 days in space, were broken up into 2 teams, the red team and the blue team. The mission also included several Detailed Test Objectives or DTO's.
Launches
9
Successful
9
100%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
56.1m
Diameter
8m
To low Earth orbit
27,500kg
Liftoff thrust
28,200kN
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