STS-48

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STS-48 was a 1991 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission that deployed the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite to study Earth’s atmosphere and climate.

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STS-48 canonical 4
Space Shuttle Discovery STS-48 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA spaceflight
Space Shuttle mission
callSign Discovery
commander John O. Creighton
country United States
crewMember Charles D. Gemar
James F. Buchli
John O. Creighton
Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.
Mark N. Brown
crewSize 5
deployedSatellite Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
followedBy STS-44
landingDate 1991-09-18
landingSite Edwards Air Force Base
launchDate 1991-09-12
launchMass about 108000 kilograms
launchSite Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery
missionDuration 5 days 8 hours 27 minutes
missionPatchShape circular
missionSpecialist Charles D. Gemar
James F. Buchli
Mark N. Brown
missionType Earth science mission
notableEvent first dedicated mission for the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
objective deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
study Earth’s atmosphere
study Earth’s climate
operator NASA
orbitApogee 578 kilometers
orbitInclination 57.0 degrees
orbitPerigee 570 kilometers
orbitPeriod 96.2 minutes
orbitsCompleted 81
payload Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
pilot Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.
precededBy STS-43
primaryPayload Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
program Space Shuttle program
spacecraft Space Shuttle Discovery
spacecraftName Discovery
spacecraftSerialNumber OV-103
spacecraftType Orbiter Vehicle
UARSDeploymentTime 1991-09-15
UARSOrbitAltitude approximately 585 kilometers
UARSOrbitInclination 57.0 degrees
year 1991

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STS-44 precededBy STS-48
STS-43 nextMission STS-48
Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. operatorOnVehicle Space Shuttle Discovery STS-48
linked to: STS-48