Space Shuttle mission STS-39
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Space Shuttle mission STS-39 was a 1991 Department of Defense–focused flight of orbiter Discovery that conducted classified military experiments and atmospheric research in low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Shuttle mission STS-39 canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Space Shuttle mission
ⓘ
orbital spaceflight ⓘ |
| commander | Michael L. Coats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewMember |
Charles L. Veach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donald R. McMonagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory J. Harbaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Guion S. Bluford Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ L. Blaine Hammond Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael L. Coats NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard J. Hieb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 7 ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1991-05-06 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Edwards Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1991-04-28 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 8 days 7 hours 22 minutes ⓘ |
| missionDurationDays | 8.31 ⓘ |
| missionPatch | STS-39 mission insignia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
Charles L. Veach
NERFINISHED
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Donald R. McMonagle NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory J. Harbaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Guion S. Bluford Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard J. Hieb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
Department of Defense mission
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atmospheric research mission ⓘ classified military experiments mission ⓘ microgravity research mission ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first unclassified Department of Defense–dedicated Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitApogeeKilometers | 307 ⓘ |
| orbiter | Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInclinationDegrees | 57.0 ⓘ |
| orbitPerigeeKilometers | 296 ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 134 ⓘ |
| payload |
AFP-675 payload
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CAPE (Cryogenic Infrared Radiance Instrumentation for Shuttle) NERFINISHED ⓘ IBSS (Infrared Background Signature Survey) payload NERFINISHED ⓘ MAST (Mutual Alignment Sensor Test) NERFINISHED ⓘ SPAS-II (Shuttle Pallet Satellite II) NERFINISHED ⓘ SSE (Spacecraft Kinetic Infrared Test) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | L. Blaine Hammond Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
conduct Department of Defense experiments
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conduct atmospheric research ⓘ study Earth’s atmosphere and aurora ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
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surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| shuttleDiscoveryFlightNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceShuttleProgramFlightNumber | 40 ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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