STS-36
STS-36 was the sixth Space Shuttle mission dedicated to the U.S. Department of Defense. Atlantis launched from Launch Complex 39A on February 28, 1990, flying a high-inclination trajectory for a classified payload mission. The five-person crew carried out the mission with limited public payload detail, then landed at Edwards Air Force Base on March 4 after 72 orbits and just over four days in space.
Identity
- Aliases
- STS 36Department of Defense mission 6
- Name
- STS-36
- Slug
- sts-36
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-36 was the sixth Space Shuttle mission dedicated to the U.S. Department of Defense. Atlantis launched from Launch Complex 39A on February 28, 1990, flying a high-inclination trajectory for a classified payload mission. The five-person crew carried out the mission with limited public payload detail, then landed at Edwards Air Force Base on March 4 after 72 orbits and just over four days in space.
- End Date
- 1990-03-04
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Successful classified Department of Defense Shuttle mission.
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Start Date
- 1990-02-28
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-36/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-36
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/3/2026, 7:42:45 PM
- Image
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- Updated Time
- 7/3/2026, 7:42:45 PM
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