Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-70

Launch Provider & Rocket

• Provider: Lockheed Space Operations Company (Commercial)
• Rocket: Space Shuttle

Mission

STS-70 was the 21st flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, and the last of 7 shuttle missions to carry a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS). This was the first shuttle mission controlled from the new mission control center room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. STS-70 was also the first flight of the new Block 1 orbiter main engine, designed to improve both engine performance and safety.

• Type: Communications
• Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

• Pad: Launch Complex 39B
• Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Program

• Space Shuttle — The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011. (Wikipedia)