STS-52
1992 American crewed spaceflight to deploy LAGEOS-2 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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STS-52 was a Space Transportation System (NASA Space Shuttle) mission using Space Shuttle Columbia, and was launched on October 22, 1992.[3]
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Names | Space Transportation System-52 |
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Mission type | Microgravity research LAGEOS 2 satellite deployment |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1992-070A |
SATCAT no. | 22194 |
Mission duration | 9 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes, 13 seconds |
Distance travelled | 6,645,026 km (4,129,028 mi) |
Orbits completed | 159 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia |
Launch mass | 113,460 kg (250,140 lb) |
Landing mass | 97,574 kg (215,114 lb)[1] |
Payload mass | 8,078 kg (17,809 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | October 22, 1992, 17:09:39 UTC[2] |
Rocket | Space Shuttle Columbia |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B |
Contractor | Rockwell International |
End of mission | |
Landing date | November 1, 1992, 14:05:52 UTC |
Landing site | Kennedy Space Center, SLF Runway 33 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 300 km (190 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 302 km (188 mi) |
Inclination | 28.45° |
Period | 90.60 minutes |
Instruments | |
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STS-52 mission patch Back: Baker, Wetherbee, MacLean Front: Veach, Jernigan, Shepherd |
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