Crew:
Vance Brand [2], Commander
Robert Overmyer [1], Pilot
Joseph Allen [1], Mission Specialist
William Lenoir [1], Mission Specialist
Launch:
Pad: 39-A [5]
Date: 11 November 1982
Time: 12:19:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 184 nm
Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Orbits: 82
Duration: 5 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes, 26 seconds
Distance: 2,110,089 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA [4]
Date: 16 November 1982
Time: 14:33:26 UTC
Rollout: 1 minute, 3 seconds (2,912 meters, 9,553 feet)
Highlights:
This was the first operational flight. Two commercial communications
satellites were deployed. A space walk was planned but cancelled due to a malfunction in
the space suit.
Archived NASA mission page for STS-5
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