STS-36 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission, during which Space Shuttle Atlantis carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) into orbit. STS-36 was the 34th shuttle mission overall, the sixth flight for Atlantis, and the fourth night launch of the shuttle program. It launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on February 28, 1990, and landed on March 4, 1990.
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| Subject | STS-36 |
| Category | 1990 American crewed spaceflight for the Department of Defense |
| Reading time | 1 min · Intermediate |
| Key date | 1990 |
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