STS-53

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Commander
gptkb:David_C._Leestma
gptkb:Pilot
gptkb:Franklin_Chang-Diaz
gptkb:Charles_D._Gemar
gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkb:Jerry_L._Ross
gptkb:Robert_D._Cabana
gptkb:Franklin_Chang-Díaz
gptkb:American
gptkb:missions
gptkbp:crew_capacity gptkb:5
gptkbp:distance 2.3 million miles
gptkbp:duration 7 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes
gptkbp:first_flight Space Shuttle Discovery's 23rd flight
Space Shuttle Discovery's last flight in 1992
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label STS-53
gptkbp:landing_distance Successful
10:00 AM EST
10:55 AM EST
gptkbp:landing_site December 7, 1992
1992-12-07 T10:55:00 Z
December 9, 1992
gptkbp:launch_date December 2, 1992
11:00 AM EST
1992-12-02 T11:00:00 Z
gptkbp:launch_event Successful
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:STS-54
gptkb:STS-53_mission_patch
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:STS-52
gptkb:NASA_Headquarters
gptkb:Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:STS-53_patch
Completed
Deploy satellites
URL to mission patch image
December 7, 1992
gptkbp:mission_duration 7 days
5 days, 23 hours, 55 minutes
gptkbp:mission_start_date December 2, 1992
gptkbp:mission_type Classified
Classified military mission
Department of Defense mission
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:military_aircraft
First flight of the Space Shuttle after the Challenger disaster.
Provided valuable data for NASA's Shuttle program.
Tested new technologies for future missions.
Contributed to the development of future military space operations.
Demonstrated the capability of the Shuttle to carry classified payloads.
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Robert_L._Crippen
gptkb:Robert_D._Cabana
gptkbp:objective Conduct scientific experiments
Deploy payload into orbit
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Discovery
93
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 300 kilometers
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 28.5 degrees
57 degrees
gptkbp:payload_capacity approximately 10,000 pounds
classified payload
Department of Defense payload
DOD payload
gptkbp:payload_description Department of Defense payloads
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:STS-52
gptkbp:recovery_method gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkb:USS_Sacramento
gptkbp:significance Part of the Space Shuttle program
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:STS-54
gptkbp:success gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger
gptkb:KSC_Launch_Complex_67
gptkb:Challenger
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:Guion_S._Bluford_Jr.
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4