Inertial Upper Stage-19
Boeing's two-stage IUS-19 was deployed from Atlantis with Galileo on STS-34. Its solid rocket stages accelerated Galileo from Earth orbit toward Venus before spacecraft separation at 01:06:53 UTC on October 19, 1989.
Identity
- Aliases
- IUS-19Galileo IUS
- Name
- Inertial Upper Stage-19
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Boeing's two-stage IUS-19 was deployed from Atlantis with Galileo on STS-34. Its solid rocket stages accelerated Galileo from Earth orbit toward Venus before spacecraft separation at 01:06:53 UTC on October 19, 1989.
- First Flight Date
- 1989-10-18
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 01:52:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 17, 2026 at 01:52:52 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1989-10-19
- Search Name
- Inertial Upper Stage-19 IUS-19 Galileo IUS