STS-52
Columbia's payload bay, with the LAGEOS 2 satellite being deployed. | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-52 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | LAGEOS 2 satellite deployment Microgravity research |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1992-070A |
| SATCAT no. | 22194 |
| Mission duration | 9 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes, 13 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 6,645,026 km (4,129,028 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 159 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Launch mass | 113,460 kg (250,140 lb) |
| Landing mass | 97,574 kg (215,114 lb) |
| Payload mass | 8,078 kg (17,809 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 22, 1992, 17:09:39 UTC (1:09:39 pm EDT) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | November 1, 1992, 14:05:53 UTC (9:05:53 am EST) |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 302 km (188 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.45° |
| Period | 90.60 minutes |
| Instruments | |
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STS-52 mission patch Back: Baker, Wetherbee and MacLean Front: Veach, Jernigan and Shepherd | |
STS-52 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Space Shuttle Columbia, launched on October 22, 1992.