STS-85

STS-85
The CRISTA-SPAS experiment in its ninth and final day of free flight in proximity to Discovery
NamesSpace Transportation System-85
Mission typeResearch
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1997-039A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.24889
Mission duration11 days, 20 hours, 28 minutes, 7 seconds
Distance travelled7,600,000 kilometres (4,700,000 mi)
Orbits completed185
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Discovery
Payload mass9,191 kilograms (20,263 lb)
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch date7 August 1997, 14:41 (1997-08-07UTC14:41Z) UTC
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
End of mission
Landing date19 August 1997, 11:08 (1997-08-19UTC11:09Z) UTC
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude249 kilometres (155 mi)
Apogee altitude261 kilometres (162 mi)
Inclination57.0 degrees
Period89.6 minutes

STS-85 mission patch

Left to right – Seated: Rominger, Brown; Standing: Curbeam, Robinson, Davis, Tryggvason
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STS-85 was the 23rd flight of Space Shuttle Discovery that performed multiple space science packages. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 7 August 1997. A major experiment was the CRISTA-SPAS free-flyer which had various telescopes on board.