STS-43 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
2 Aug 1991, 3:02pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
John E. Blaha
Michael A. Baker
James C. Adamson
G. David Low
Shannon Lucid
Mission
STS-43
Mission Type
Communications
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
STS-43 was the ninth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The nine day mission had a primary goal of launching the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-E.
Available Replays
Live
STS-43 launch & landing (8-2-91)
Updated: Jun 15, 1:00pm UTC
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