STS-46

STS-46
Atlantis's Canadarm grapples the European Space Agency's EURECA satellite, prior to its deployment.
NamesSpace Transportation System-46
Mission typeEURECA satellite deployment
TSS-1 operation
Technology research
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1992-049A
SATCAT no.22064
Mission duration7 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, 2 seconds
Distance travelled5,344,643 km (3,321,007 mi)
Orbits completed127
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Atlantis
Launch mass116,134 kg (256,032 lb)
Landing mass94,676 kg (208,725 lb)
Payload mass12,164 kg (26,817 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 31, 1992, 13:56:48 (1992-07-31UTC13:56:48Z) UTC (9:56:48 am EDT)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B
ContractorRockwell International
End of mission
Landing dateAugust 8, 1992, 13:11:50 (1992-08-08UTC13:11:51Z) UTC (9:11:50 am EDT)
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude425 km (264 mi)
Apogee altitude437 km (272 mi)
Inclination28.46°
Period93.2 minutes
Instruments
  • Consortium for Materials Development in Space Complex Autonomous Payload (CONCAP II and CONCAP III)
  • Evaluation of Oxygen Integration with Materials/Thermal Management Processes (EOIM-III/TEMP 2A)
  • IMAX Cargo Bay Camera (ICBC)
  • Limited Duration Space Environment Candidate Materials Exposure (LDCE)
  • Pituitary Growth Hormone Cell Function (PHCF)
  • Ultraviolet Plume Instrument (UVPI)

STS-46 mission patch

Standing: Ivins, Nicollier, Hoffman, Chang-Díaz and Malerba
Seated: Allen and Shriver

STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis and was launched on July 31, 1992, and landed on August 8, 1992.

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