STS-64
1994 American crewed spaceflight / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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STS-64 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission that was set to perform multiple experiment packages. STS-64 was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on 9 September 1994, and landed back on 20 September 1994 at Edwards Air Force Base.
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Names | Space Transportation System-64 |
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Mission type | Research Technology |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1994-059A |
SATCAT no. | 23251 |
Mission duration | 10 days, 22 hours, 49 minutes, 57 seconds |
Distance travelled | 7,242,048 kilometers (4,500,000 mi) |
Orbits completed | 176 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery |
Payload mass | 9,260 kilograms (20,410 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 September 1994, 22:22:35 (1994-09-09UTC22:22:35Z) UTC |
Launch site | Kennedy LC-39B |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 20 September 1994, 21:12:52 (1994-09-20UTC21:12:53Z) UTC |
Landing site | Edwards Runway 4 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 259 kilometres (161 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 269 kilometres (167 mi) |
Inclination | 56.9 degrees |
Period | 89.5 min |
Left to right – Front: Hammond, Richards, Helms; Back: Lee, Linenger, Meade |
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