STS-49
E370856
STS-49 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992, notable for its complex satellite rescue and repair operations conducted during multiple spacewalks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-49 canonical | 7 |
| STS-49 (Intelsat VI retrieval and repair) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
ⓘ
Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| callsign |
Space Shuttle Endeavour
ⓘ
surface form:
Endeavour
|
| category |
Space Shuttle mission STS-67
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle Endeavour missions
|
| commander | Daniel C. Brandenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| evaCount | 4 ⓘ |
| evaObjective |
attach new perigee kick motor to Intelsat VI F-3
ⓘ
capture Intelsat VI F-3 using capture bar ⓘ test assembly of Station by EVA Methods (ASEM) structures ⓘ |
| evaParticipant |
Kathryn C. Thornton
ⓘ
Pierre J. Thuot NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard J. Hieb NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas D. Akers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-50 ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1992-05-16 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1992-05-07 ⓘ |
| launchMass | ~116,000 kg ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 8 days 21 hours 17 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumber | 49 ⓘ |
| missionPatch | STS-49 mission patch ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Bruce E. Melnick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kathryn C. Thornton ⓘ Pierre J. Thuot NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard J. Hieb NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas D. Akers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType | satellite rescue and repair ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first and only three-astronaut spacewalk to capture a satellite
ⓘ
maiden flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ record number of spacewalks on a single Shuttle mission at the time ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitApogee | 306 km ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 28.45 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPerigee | 296 km ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 141 ⓘ |
| payload |
Assembly of Station by EVA Methods (ASEM) experiments
ⓘ
Intelsat VI F-3 ⓘ |
| pilot | Kevin P. Chilton ⓘ |
| precededBy | STS-45 ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | Intelsat VI F-3 retrieval, repair, and redeployment ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| spacecraft | OV-105 ⓘ |
| spaceShuttle | Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ |
| totalEVATime | 25 hours 27 minutes ⓘ |
| vehicleMaidenFlight | Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ |
| year | 1992 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kevin P. Chilton
this entity surface form:
STS-49 (Intelsat VI retrieval and repair)