Space Shuttle Columbia STS-2

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Space_Shuttle_Columbia_STS-2
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:apogee 219 km
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Joe_H._Engle
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:duration 2 days, 6 hours, 13 minutes, 12 seconds
gptkbp:formerPosition gptkb:STS-1
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Space Shuttle Columbia STS-2
gptkbp:inclination 38.0 degrees
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Edwards_Air_Force_Base
1981-11-14
gptkbp:launchDate 1981-11-12
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39A
gptkbp:missionNumber 2
gptkbp:missionPatch https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Sts-2-patch.png
gptkbp:missionType Test flight
gptkbp:nextSeason gptkb:STS-3
gptkbp:notableFor First time a manned, reusable spacecraft was reflown
First and only time a space shuttle flew with a two-person crew
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitsCompleted 37
gptkbp:orbitType Low Earth orbit
gptkbp:payload gptkb:Development_Flight_Instrumentation
gptkb:Office_of_Space_and_Terrestrial_Applications-1_(OSTA-1)
gptkbp:perihelion 222 km
gptkbp:pilot gptkb:Richard_H._Truly
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_Engle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6