STS-35
ASTRO-1 in Columbia's payload bay | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-35 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Astronomical observations |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1990-106A |
| SATCAT no. | 20980 |
| Mission duration | 8 days, 23 hours, 5 minutes, 8 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 6,000,658 km (3,728,636 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 144 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Launch mass | 121,344 kg (267,518 lb) |
| Landing mass | 102,208 kg (225,330 lb) |
| Payload mass | 12,095 kg (26,665 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | December 2, 1990, 06:49:01 UTC (1:49:01 am EST) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | December 11, 1990, 05:54:09 UTC (9:54:09 pm PST) |
| Landing site | Edwards, Runway 22 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 352 km (219 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 362 km (225 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.46° |
| Period | 91.70 minutes |
| Instruments | |
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STS-35 mission patch Back row: Parker, Parise, Hoffman and Durrance Front row: Gardner, Brand and Lounge | |
STS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, in the 38th shuttle mission. It was devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 2, 1990. It was also the first shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster with a crew of seven astronauts.