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.
Statements (46)
| 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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