STS-68
SIR-C in Endeavour's payload bay | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-68 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Radar imaging |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1994-062A |
| SATCAT no. | 23285 |
| Mission duration | 11 days, 05 hours, 46 minutes, 08 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 7,569,092 kilometres (4,703,216 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 182 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | September 30, 1994, 11:16:01 UTC |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | October 11, 1994, 17:02:09 UTC |
| Landing site | Edwards, Runway 22 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 212 kilometres (132 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 224 kilometres (139 mi) |
| Inclination | 57.0 degrees |
| Period | 88.85 minutes |
| Epoch | October 2, 1994 |
STS-68 mission patch Left to right – Back row: Baker, Wilcutt; Front row: Jones, Wisoff, Smith, Bursch | |
STS-68 was a human spaceflight mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour that launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on September 30, 1994.