Trajectory & orbital insertion · playback
Orbits are real (live SGP4) — press play to sweep the deployed group forward along their planes. Ascent path is a representation; true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Communications
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 13 Jul 1995 13:41:55 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4000 ever
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.
Deployed payloads · 1