STS-48

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STS-48 was a 1991 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission that deployed the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite to study Earth’s atmosphere and climate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
callSign Discovery NERFINISHED
commander John O. Creighton NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewMember Charles D. Gemar NERFINISHED
James F. Buchli NERFINISHED
John O. Creighton NERFINISHED
Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. NERFINISHED
Mark N. Brown NERFINISHED
crewSize 5
deployedSatellite Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite NERFINISHED
followedBy STS-44 NERFINISHED
landingDate 1991-09-18
landingSite Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED
launchDate 1991-09-12
launchMass about 108000 kilograms
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED
missionDuration 5 days 8 hours 27 minutes
missionPatchShape circular
missionSpecialist Charles D. Gemar NERFINISHED
James F. Buchli NERFINISHED
Mark N. Brown NERFINISHED
missionType Earth science mission
notableEvent first dedicated mission for the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
objective deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
study Earth’s atmosphere
study Earth’s climate
operator NASA
orbitApogee 578 kilometers
orbitInclination 57.0 degrees
orbitPerigee 570 kilometers
orbitPeriod 96.2 minutes
orbitsCompleted 81
payload Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite NERFINISHED
pilot Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. NERFINISHED
precededBy STS-43 NERFINISHED
primaryPayload Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite NERFINISHED
program Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED
spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED
spacecraftName Discovery NERFINISHED
spacecraftSerialNumber OV-103 NERFINISHED
spacecraftType Orbiter Vehicle
UARSDeploymentTime 1991-09-15
UARSOrbitAltitude approximately 585 kilometers
UARSOrbitInclination 57.0 degrees
year 1991

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STS-44 precededBy STS-48
STS-43 nextMission STS-48