STS-36
Sign in to saveSTS-36 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (believed to have been a Misty reconnaissance satellite) into orbit. STS-36 was the 34th shuttle mission overall, the sixth flight for Atlantis, and the fourth night launch of the shuttle program. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 28, 1990, and landed on March 4, 1990.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- STS-36
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Space Transportation System-36STS-36
- Spaceflight.image
- STS-36 Launch.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Launch of Atlantis late at night on February 28
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- DoD satellite deployment
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA
- Spaceflight.orbits_completed
- 72
- Spaceflight.crew_size
- 5
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- February 28, 1990, 07:50:22UTC (2:50:22amEST)
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39A
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Rockwell International
- Spaceflight.landing_date
- March 4, 1990, 18:08:44UTC (10:08:44amPST)
- Spaceflight.landing_site
- Edwards, Runway23
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Low Earth orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
- 62°
- Spaceflight.orbit_period
- 88.5 minutes
- Spaceflight.apsis
- gee
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- Crew
- Crew seat assignments
- Mission summary
- Mission insignia
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STS-36 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) (believed to have been a Misty reconnaissance satellite) into orbit. STS-36 was the 34th shuttle mission overall, the sixth flight for Atlantis, and the fourth night launch of the shuttle program. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 28, 1990, and landed on March 4, 1990.
== Crew ==