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 Discovery deploys the Hubble Space Telescope. | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-31 STS-31R |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Hubble Space Telescope deployment |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1990-037A |
| SATCAT no. | 20579 |
| Mission duration | 5 days, 1 hour, 16 minutes, 6 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 3,328,466 km (2,068,213 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 80 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery |
| Launch mass | 117,586 kg (259,233 lb) |
| Landing mass | 85,947 kg (189,481 lb) |
| Payload mass | 11,878 kg (26,187 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 5 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 24, 1990, 12:33:51 UTC (8:33:51 am EDT) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | April 29, 1990, 13:49:57 UTC (6:49:57 am PDT) |
| Landing site | Edwards, Runway 22 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 613 km (381 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 615 km (382 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.45° |
| Period | 96.70 minutes |
| Instruments | |
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 STS-31 mission patch  From left: Bolden, Hawley, Shriver, McCandless and Sullivan Hubble Space Telescope missions | |
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