STS-38

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STS-38 was a classified 1990 U.S. Space Shuttle mission primarily dedicated to deploying a Department of Defense payload in low Earth orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
classified military space mission
commander Richard O. Covey NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crewMember Carl J. Meade NERFINISHED
Charles D. Gemar NERFINISHED
Frank L. Culbertson Jr. NERFINISHED
Richard O. Covey NERFINISHED
Robert C. Springer NERFINISHED
crewSize 5
followedBy STS-35 NERFINISHED
landingDate 1990-11-20
landingRunway Runway 33
landingSite Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility NERFINISHED
landingTimeUTC 1990-11-20T21:42:42Z
launchDate 1990-11-15
launchMassClass heavy payload
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
LC-39A NERFINISHED
launchTimeUTC 1990-11-15T23:48:13Z
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis NERFINISHED
missionDuration 4 days 21 hours 54 minutes
missionDurationHours approximately 117.9 hours
missionNumber 38
missionSpecialist Carl J. Meade NERFINISHED
Charles D. Gemar NERFINISHED
Robert C. Springer NERFINISHED
notableFeature classified Department of Defense mission
night landing
night launch
operator NASA
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED
orbitApogee approximately 210 kilometers
orbiterVehicleDesignation OV-104 NERFINISHED
orbitInclination 28.5 degrees
orbitPerigee approximately 204 kilometers
orbitRegime low Earth orbit
payloadType classified military communications satellite
pilot Frank L. Culbertson Jr. NERFINISHED
precededBy STS-41 NERFINISHED
primaryMissionType Department of Defense payload deployment
programPhase post-Challenger return-to-flight era
spacecraft Atlantis NERFINISHED
spaceShuttleProgram Space Shuttle program NERFINISHED
yearOfFlight 1990

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STS-41 followedBy STS-38
OV-104 performedMission STS-38