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STS-59 (Flight # 62) 9-20 April 1994

Endeavour (6)

Crew:
    Sidney M. Gutierrez [2], Commander
    Kevin P. Chilton [2], Pilot
    Linda M. Godwin [2], Payload Commander
    Jay Apt [3], Mission Specialist 1
    Michael R. Clifford [2], Mission Specialist 2
    Thomas D. Jones [1], Mission Specialist 4

Launch:
    Pad: 39-A (38)
    Date: 9 April 1994
    Time: 11:05:00 UTC

Orbit:
    Altitude: 121 nm
    Inclination: 57.0 degrees
    Orbits: 183
    Duration: 11 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, 30 seconds
    Distance: 4,704,875 miles

Landing:
    Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (40)
    Date: 20 April 1994
    Time: 16:54:30 UTC
    Rollout: 54 seconds (3,259 meters, 10,691 feet)

Highlights:
    The Space Radar Laboratory was used to image 38.5 million square miles of the Earth.