STS-29
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STS-29 was a 1989 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission that deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite and conducted various scientific experiments in low Earth orbit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| STS-29 canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spaceflight
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Space Shuttle mission ⓘ |
| callsign | Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Michael L. Coats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedExperiment |
Air Force experiments
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Chromosome and plant growth experiments ⓘ Infrared imaging experiments of Earth ⓘ Protein crystal growth experiments ⓘ Space Station Heat Pipe Advanced Radiator Element (SHARE) NERFINISHED ⓘ Space tissue loss experiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewActivity |
Earth observations
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Medical experiments ⓘ Technology demonstrations ⓘ |
| crewSize | 5 ⓘ |
| deployed | TDRS-D communications satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | STS-30 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1989-03-18 ⓘ |
| landingSite |
Edwards Air Force Base
NERFINISHED
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Edwards Air Force Base Runway 22 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1989-03-13 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Kennedy Space Center
NERFINISHED
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| missionDuration | 4 days 23 hours 39 minutes ⓘ |
| missionDurationDays | 4.99 ⓘ |
| missionSpecialist |
James F. Buchli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James P. Bagian NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert C. Springer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
Communications satellite deployment
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Space science mission ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Conducted multiple scientific and technological experiments in low Earth orbit
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Deployed a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitApogee | 304 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | 28.45 degrees ⓘ |
| orbitPerigee | 296 kilometers ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitsCompleted | 80 ⓘ |
| payloadMass | 12230 kilograms ⓘ |
| pilot | John E. Blaha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
STS-29 was preceded in flight sequence by STS-30
NERFINISHED
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STS-29R (cancelled)? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPayload |
TDRS-D
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftSerial | OV-103 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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