STS-30
STS-30 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission that deployed the Magellan Venus radar mapper and its Inertial Upper Stage. Launched from Launch Complex 39B on May 4, 1989, the mission sent Magellan on its trajectory toward Venus and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on May 8.
Identity
- Aliases
- STS 30Magellan deployment mission
- Name
- STS-30
- Slug
- sts-30
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-30 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission that deployed the Magellan Venus radar mapper and its Inertial Upper Stage. Launched from Launch Complex 39B on May 4, 1989, the mission sent Magellan on its trajectory toward Venus and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on May 8.
- End Date
- 1989-05-08
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Successful deployment of the Magellan Venus radar mapper spacecraft.
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Start Date
- 1989-05-04
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-30/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 6/30/2026, 3:54:46 AM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 6/30/2026, 3:54:46 AM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- Operator
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Pilot
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist