Space Transport System STS-34
Mission Objectives:
Space Shuttle mission STS-34 will deploy the Galileo planetary exploration spacecraft into low-Earth orbit starting Galileo on its journey to explore Jupiter. Galileo will be the second planetary probe deployed from the Shuttle this year following Atlantis' successful launch of Magellan toward Venus exploration in May.
[Summary provided by NASA]
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: STS-34
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Space Stations/Manned Spacecraft
Platform_Series_or_Entity: SPACE SHUTTLE
Short_Name: STS-34
Long_Name: Space Transport System STS-34
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Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: Atlantis
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Group: Orbit
Orbit_Altitude: 185
Orbit_Inclination: 34.3
Period: 39
Repeat_Cycle: 4
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Creation_Date: 2008-01-28
Online_Resource: http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-34/mission-sts-34.html
Sample_Image: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/STS34/10063739.jpg
Group: Platform_Logistics
Launch_Date: 1989-10-23
Primary_Sponsor: NASA
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