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.
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- Aliases
- STS 36Atlantis STS-36Department of Defense mission 6
- Name
- STS-36
- Status
- completed
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- 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 Facility
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful classified Department of Defense Shuttle mission.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1990-02-28
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-36/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-36
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- Creation Time
- July 3, 2026 at 19:42:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:53:26 UTC
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