STS-56
Components of the ATLAS-2 laboratory in the payload bay of Discovery | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-56 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Scientific research |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1993-023A |
| SATCAT no. | 22621 |
| Mission duration | 9 days, 6 hours, 8 minutes, 19 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 6,202,407 km (3,853,997 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 148 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery |
| Landing mass | 93,683 kg (206,536 lb) |
| Payload mass | 7,026 kg (15,490 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 5 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | April 8, 1993, 05:29:00 UTC (1:29 am EDT) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | April 17, 1993, 11:37:19 UTC (7:37:19 am EDT) |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Periapsis altitude | 291 km (181 mi) |
| Apoapsis altitude | 299 km (186 mi) |
| Inclination | 57.00° |
| Period | 90.40 minutes |
| Instruments | |
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STS-56 mission patch Standing: Cockrell, Foale, Ochoa Seated: Oswald, Cameron | |
STS-56 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform special experiments. It was Discovery's 16th flight. The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 8, 1993.