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.

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STS-59 canonical 2

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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

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General Kevin P. Chilton spaceMission STS-59
subject surface form: Kevin P. Chilton
STS-59 missionName STS-59 self-link