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| STS-2 (Flight # 2) | 12-14 November 1981 | Columbia (2) |
Crew:
Joseph
H. Engle [4], Commander
Richard
H. Truly [1], Pilot
Launch:
Pad: 39-A (2)
Date: 12 November 1981
Time: 15:09:59 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 157 nm
Inclination: 38.0 degrees
Orbits: 37
Duration: 2 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes, 12 seconds
Distance: 1,074,757 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 23, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (2)
Date: 14 November 1981
Time: 21:23:11 UTC
Rollout: 53 seconds (2,350 meters, 7,711 feet)
Highlights:
Modifications to reduce overpressure during launch were successful. No
tiles were lost, and only twelve damaged during the flight. However, the flight had to be
cut short by 3 days due to the failure of one of the fuel cells.
Earth observation experiments were performed on this second test
flight.