Satellite description
STS 40, 21399 was a payload satellite owned by NASA JSC (US) that was launched on Wed, 05 Jun 1991 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
Satellite metadata
Identifier
Orbit
Last TLE update
Unknown
Origin
JSC (US)Manufacturer
RWI/Palmdale
Mission
Decayed Civil Spaceship
Bus & Motor
STS OV, Unknown motor
Mass
109,395 kg wet, 89,081 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Wing + 1 Fin, 37.23 m
Radar Cross Section
610.137 m²
Visualization observer readout
No trajectory is available.