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| STS-46 (Flight # 49) | 31 July - 8 August 1992 | Atlantis (12) |
Crew:
Loren
J. Shriver [3], Commander
Andrew
M. Allen [1], Pilot
Jeffrey
A. Hoffman [3], Mission Specialist 1
Franklin
R. Chang-Diaz [3], Mission Specialist 2
Claude
Nicollier [1], Mission Specialist 3 (Switzerland/ESA)
Marsha
S. Ivins [2], Mission Specialist 4
Franco
Malerba [1], Payload Specialist 1 (Italy/ASI)
Launch:
Pad: 39-B (15)
Date: 31 July 1992
Time: 13:56:48 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 230 nm
Inclination: 28.45 degrees
Orbits: 127
Duration: 7 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, 3 seconds
Distance: 3,321,007 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL (11)
Date: 8 August 1992
Time: 13:11:51 UTC
Rollout: 1 minute, 6 seconds (3,310 meters, 10,860 feet)
Highlights:
A satellite for the European Space Agency was deployed. A tethered
satellite experiment was attempted, but a jammed tether line reduce the planned separation
from 12.5 miles to only 840 feet.