STS-43
1991 American crewed spaceflight to deploy TDRS-5 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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STS-43, the ninth mission for Space Shuttle Atlantis, was a nine-day mission whose primary goal was launching the TDRS-E satellite (TDRS-5). The flight also tested an advanced heatpipe radiator for potential use on the then-future space station and conducted a variety of medical and materials science investigations.
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Names | Space Transportation System-43 |
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Mission type | TDRS-E satellite deployment Technology |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1991-054A |
SATCAT no. | 21638 |
Mission duration | 8 days, 21 hours, 21 minutes, 25 seconds |
Distance travelled | 5,955,217 km (3,700,400 mi) |
Orbits completed | 142 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
Launch mass | 117,650 kg (259,370 lb) |
Landing mass | 89,239 kg (196,738 lb) |
Payload mass | 21,067 kg (46,445 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 5 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | August 2, 1991, 15:01:59 UTC |
Rocket | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A |
Contractor | Rockwell International |
End of mission | |
Landing date | August 11, 1991, 12:23:25 UTC |
Landing site | Kennedy Space Center, SLF Runway 15 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 301 km (187 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 306 km (190 mi) |
Inclination | 28.46° |
Period | 90.60 minutes |
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STS-43 mission patch Shannon Lucid, James C. Adamson, John E. Blaha, G. David Low, Michael A. Baker |
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