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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-48 canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| 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
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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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