STS-44

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STS-44 was a 1991 NASA Space Shuttle Atlantis mission dedicated primarily to deploying a Defense Support Program (DSP) early-warning satellite for the U.S. Department of Defense.

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STS-44 canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Atlantis mission
NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
abbreviation IUS
apsis gee
callSign Atlantis
commander Frederick D. Gregory NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crewMember Frederick D. Gregory NERFINISHED
James S. Voss
Mario Runco Jr.
Story Musgrave
Terence T. Henricks
Thomas J. Hennen
crewSize 6
followedBy STS-42
inclination 28.45 degrees
landingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
landingDate 1991-12-01
landingLocation Edwards Air Force Base
landingRunway Runway 05
landingSite Edwards Air Force Base
landingState California, United States
surface form: California
launchCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
launchDate 1991-11-24
launchLocation Kennedy Space Center
launchPad LC-39A
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchState Florida
launchTimeUTC 22:24:00
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis
missionDuration 6 days 22 hours 50 minutes
missionDurationSeconds 595800
missionName STS-44 self-link
missionSpecialist James S. Voss
Mario Runco Jr.
Story Musgrave
missionType Department of Defense mission
satellite deployment mission
missionYear 1991
notableEvent Mission shortened due to failure of one of three Inertial Measurement Units
operator NASA
orbiter Atlantis
orbitRegime low Earth orbit
surface form: Low Earth orbit
payloadCustomer Department of Defense
surface form: U.S. Department of Defense

United States Air Force
payloadSpecialist Thomas J. Hennen
payloadType early-warning satellite
pilot Terence T. Henricks
precededBy STS-48
primaryMissionObjective Deploy a Defense Support Program early-warning satellite
primaryPayload DSP-16
Defense Support Program
surface form: Defense Support Program satellite
program NASA Space Shuttle program
surface form: Space Shuttle program
spacecraftReuse Atlantis on a subsequent mission
spaceShuttle Space Shuttle Atlantis
upperStage Inertial Upper Stage

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STS-42 precededBy STS-44
STS-44 missionName STS-44 self-link
OV-104 performedMission STS-44