STS-59
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STS-59 was a 1994 Space Shuttle Endeavour mission focused on Earth observation and radar imaging as part of NASA's Space Radar Laboratory program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-59 canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
ⓘ
Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| commander | Sidney M. Gutierrez ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize | 6 ⓘ |
| focusArea |
Earth science
ⓘ
ecology ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ geology ⓘ hydrology ⓘ land use mapping ⓘ oceanography ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-65 ⓘ |
| inclination | 57 degrees ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1994-04-20 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1994-04-09 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
11 days
ⓘ
approximately 11 days 5 hours ⓘ |
| missionName | STS-59 self-link ⓘ |
| missionNumberOfEndeavour | 6 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
to acquire multi-frequency, multi-polarization radar data of Earth’s surface
ⓘ
to demonstrate and operate the Space Radar Laboratory for Earth observation ⓘ to study global environmental change ⓘ to validate radar remote sensing techniques for Earth science ⓘ |
| missionOutcome | successful ⓘ |
| missionPatchFeature | Space Radar Laboratory imagery of Earth ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Jerome Apt
ⓘ
Linda M. Godwin ⓘ Michael R. Clifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of multi-frequency synthetic aperture radar for Earth studies
ⓘ
first flight of the full Space Radar Laboratory payload ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| payload |
Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere
ⓘ
surface form:
Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellites (MAPS)
SIR-C radar instrument ⓘ Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ
surface form:
Space Radar Laboratory-1 payload
Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ
surface form:
X-SAR radar instrument
|
| payloadSpecialist | Thomas D. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | Kevin P. Chilton ⓘ |
| precededBy | STS-62 ⓘ |
| primaryMissionType |
Earth observation
ⓘ
radar imaging ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| programAffiliation |
Shuttle Imaging Radar-B
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Radar Laboratory
Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ
surface form:
Space Radar Laboratory-1
|
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Endeavour ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kevin P. Chilton