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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulAstrophysicsSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103
Launched 1999-12-20 00:50 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
74th
orbital launch attempt in 1999
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1st
launch this year
Launch Complex 39A
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
380 d 16 h
since the pad's previous launch
STS-103 was a Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission by Space Shuttle Discovery. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 19 December 1999 and returned on 27 December 1999.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
56.1m
Diameter
8m
To low Earth orbit
27,500kg
Liftoff thrust
28,200kN
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