STS-59
1994 American crewed spaceflight to conduct Earth observations / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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STS-59 was a Space Shuttle program mission that took place in 1994. The launch was chronicled by the 1994 Discovery Channel special about the Space Shuttle program.
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Names | Space Transportation System-59 |
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Mission type | Radar imaging |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1994-020A |
SATCAT no. | 23042 |
Mission duration | 11 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, 30 seconds |
Distance travelled | 7,571,762 kilometers (4,704,875 mi) |
Orbits completed | 183 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
Payload mass | 12,490 kilograms (27,540 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 9 April 1994, 11:05 (1994-04-09UTC11:05Z) UTC |
Launch site | Kennedy LC-39A |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 20 April 1994, 16:55 (1994-04-20UTC16:56Z) UTC |
Landing site | Edwards Runway 22 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 194 kilometres (121 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 204 kilometres (127 mi) |
Inclination | 57 degrees |
Period | 88.4 min |
Left to right - Standing: Chilton, Gutierrez; Seated: Godwin, Jones, Apt, Clifford |
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