Wednesday, July 12, 1995

STS-33 (Discovery)

 1989-090A


STS-33 probably deployed an NRO geostationary signals intelligence satellite with an IUS upper stage. The mission seems to have been the most successful Shuttle mission yet.


STS-33R 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1989 May 11   Tow from OPF/2 to OMRF OMRF 
1989 Jul 11   Tow to OPF/1  OPF/1 
1989 Oct 6   Roll to VAB 
1989 Oct 27   Rollout  LC39B 
1989 Nov 23  0023:30  Launch from LC39B 
 0025:37  SRB sep  
 0031:56  MECO 
 0032:14  ET sep  86.06 -10? x 165? x 28.5 
 0033:55  OMS-1 (66s) (30 m/s?) 
 0035:01  OMS-1 CO  87.04 50? x 205? x 28.5? 
 0035  120 km alt, 7.837km/s 0.68deg 
 0057:11  OMS-2 (95s) 47m/s? 88.63 202 x 210 x 28.5  
 0058:46  OMS-2 CO 
 0449?  OMS-3 99m/s  
 0500?   92.00 207 x 537 x 28.5 
 0603?  OMS-4? 5m/s 
 0630   92.18 207 x 555 x 28.5 
 0940?  USA payload deployed?  
 0953 RCS? 6 m/s 
 1000   92.50 235 x 558 x 28.5 
1989 Nov 24  0000   92.62 246 x 558 x 28.5 (CSS) 
1989 Nov 27  1900?  92.54 239 x 558 x 28.5 
 2045PLBD closed 
 2310:50  OMS DO 3:02 108m/s 
 2313:52  OMS DO CO 
 2359:47  Entry 
1989 Nov 28  0030:15  Landing at RW04 EAFB 
 0030:26  NGTD 
 0031:02  Wheels stop 
1989 Dec 3  1025SCA takeoff  EAFB 
 1530SCA landing  Sheppard AFB TX 
 1840SCA takeoff   
 2225SCA landing  Eglin AFB FL 
1989 Dec 4  1410SCA takeoff   
 1500 SCA landing  KSC SLF 
 1930Tow to OPF/2 

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