STS-54
1993 American crewed spaceflight to deploy TRDS-6 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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STS-54 was a NASA Space Transportation System (Space Shuttle) mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour. This was the third flight for Endeavour, and was launched on January 13, 1993 with Endeavour returning to the Kennedy Space Center on January 19, 1993.
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Names | Space Transportation System-54 |
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Mission type | TDRS-F satellite deployment Technology |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1993-003A |
SATCAT no. | 22313 |
Mission duration | 5 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes, 19 seconds |
Distance travelled | 4,000,000 km (2,500,000 mi) |
Orbits completed | 96 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
Launch mass | 0 kg (0 lb) |
Landing mass | 92,988 kg (205,003 lb) |
Payload mass | 18,559 kg (40,916 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 5 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | January 13, 1993, 13:59:30 UTC |
Rocket | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B |
Contractor | Rockwell International |
End of mission | |
Landing date | January 19, 1993, 13:37:47 UTC |
Landing site | Kennedy Space Center, SLF Runway 33 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 302 km (188 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 309 km (192 mi) |
Inclination | 28.45 degrees |
Period | 90.60 minutes |
Instruments | |
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STS-54 mission patch Runco, Casper, McMonagle, Helms, Harbaugh |
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