STS-49 (Intelsat VI rescue)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/STS-49_(Intelsat_VI_rescue)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Daniel_C._Brandenstein
gptkbp:duration 8 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes, 15 seconds
gptkbp:EVAcount 4
gptkbp:EVAcrew gptkb:Pierre_J._Thuot
gptkb:Richard_Hieb
Thomas Akers
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:STS-50
gptkbp:goal Rescue and repair of Intelsat VI F-3 satellite
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STS-49 (Intelsat VI rescue)
gptkbp:inclination 28.35 degrees
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
1992-05-16
gptkbp:launchDate 1992-05-07
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_LC-39B
gptkbp:missionNumber gptkb:STS-49
gptkbp:missionPatch STS-49 mission patch
gptkbp:missionSpecialist gptkb:Pierre_J._Thuot
gptkb:Bruce_E._Melnick
gptkb:Richard_J._Hieb
gptkb:Thomas_D._Akers
gptkbp:notableAchievement Longest EVA in Shuttle history at the time (8 hours, 29 minutes)
gptkbp:notableEvent First and only three-person spacewalk in Shuttle history
First flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour
gptkbp:orbitsCompleted 141
gptkbp:payload Intelsat VI F-3 satellite
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:Kevin_P._Chilton
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:STS-45
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Endeavour
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canadarm_(RMS)
gptkb:Remote_Manipulator_System_(Canadarm)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7