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STS-93 in 1999 marked the 95th launch of the Space Shuttle, the 26th launch of Columbia, and the 21st night launch of a Space Shuttle. Eileen Collins became the first female shuttle Commander on this flight. Its primary mission was to launch the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the heaviest payload ever carried by the Space Shuttle system, at .

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
STS-93
Spaceflight.names_list
Space Transportation System-93
Spaceflight.image
STS-93 Deployment of Chandra (deploy1).jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
Chandra and its Inertial Upper Stage, prior to deployment from Columbias payload bay
Spaceflight.insignia
STS-93 patch.svg
Spaceflight.mission_type
Chandra X-ray Observatory deployment
Spaceflight.operator
NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed
80
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kennedy, LC-39B
Spaceflight.launch_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.landing_date
 UTC
Spaceflight.landing_site
Kennedy, SLF Runway 33
Spaceflight.crew_size
5
Spaceflight.crew_photo
STS-93_crew.jpg
Spaceflight.crew_photo_caption
Left to right: Collins, Hawley, Ashby, Tognini, Coleman
Spaceflight.apsis
gee
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Low Earth

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Wikidata facts

Operator
NASA
Followed by
STS-103
Follows
STS-96
Duration
427777
Mass
22781
Orbital period
90.0
Image
STS-93 launch.jpg
Significant event
rocket launch
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Commons category
STS-93
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1999-07-23
type of orbit
low Earth orbit
crew members
Michel Tognini
vessel
Columbia
location of landing
Launch and Landing Facility
orbits completed
80
UTC date of spacecraft landing
1999-07-27
Commons gallery
STS-93
orbital inclination
28.4
periapsis
260
apoapsis
280
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