STS-66
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STS-66 was a Space Shuttle program mission that was flown by the Space Shuttle Atlantis. STS-66 launched on November 3, 1994, at 11:59:43.060 am EDT from Launch Pad 39-B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Atlantis landed at Edwards Air Force Base on November 14, 1994, at 10:33:45 am EST.
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Names | Space Transportation System-66 |
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Mission type | Research |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1994-073A |
SATCAT no. | 23340 |
Mission duration | 10 days, 22 hours, 34 minutes, 2 seconds |
Distance travelled | 7,330,226 kilometers (4,554,791 mi) |
Orbits completed | 174 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
Payload mass | 10,544 kilograms (23,246 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | November 3, 1994, 16:59:43.060 (1994-11-03UTC16:59:43Z) UTC |
Launch site | Kennedy LC-39B |
End of mission | |
Landing date | November 14, 1994, 15:33:45 (1994-11-14UTC15:33:46Z) UTC |
Landing site | Edwards Runway 22 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 296 kilometres (184 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 310 kilometres (190 mi) |
Inclination | 57.0 degrees |
Period | 90.6 minutes |
STS-66 mission patch Left to right: Clervoy, Parazynski, Brown, Tanner, McMonagle, Ochoa |
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