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STS-41 was the 36th Space Shuttle mission and the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The four-day mission had a primary objective of launching the Ulysses probe as part of the "International Solar Polar Mission" (ISPM).

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
STS-41
Spaceflight.names_list
Space Transportation System-41
Spaceflight.image
Ulysses in Discovery's payload bay.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
Ulysses and its Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) in the payload bay of Discovery
Spaceflight.mission_type
Ulysses spacecraft deployment
Spaceflight.operator
NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed
66
Spaceflight.crew_size
5
Spaceflight.launch_date
UTC (7:47:15amEDT)
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kennedy, LC-39B
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Rockwell International
Spaceflight.landing_date
UTC (6:57:19amPDT)
Spaceflight.landing_site
Edwards, Runway22
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Low Earth orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
28.45°
Spaceflight.orbit_period
90.60 minutes
Spaceflight.apsis
gee

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Wikidata facts

Duration
353404
Mass
28451
Orbital period
90.6
Image
Discovery Ulysses.jpg
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Commons category
STS-41
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1990-10-06
orbits completed
66
UTC date of spacecraft landing
1990-10-10
Commons gallery
STS-41
orbital inclination
28.45
periapsis
300
apoapsis
307
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7 sections
Contents
  • Crew
  • Crew seat assignments
  • Mission highlights
  • Wake-up calls
  • See also
  • References
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STS-41 was the 36th Space Shuttle mission and the eleventh mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery. The four-day mission had a primary objective of launching the Ulysses probe as part of the "International Solar Polar Mission" (ISPM).

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