STS-35
1990 American crewed spaceflight / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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STS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, the 38th shuttle mission. It was devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 2, 1990.
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Names | Space Transportation System-35 |
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Mission type | Astronomical observations |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1990-106A |
SATCAT no. | 20980 |
Mission duration | 8 days, 23 hours, 5 minutes, 8 seconds (achieved) |
Distance travelled | 6,000,658 km (3,728,636 mi) |
Orbits completed | 144 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia |
Launch mass | 121,344 kg (267,518 lb) |
Landing mass | 102,208 kg (225,330 lb) |
Payload mass | 12,095 kg (26,665 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 7 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | December 2, 1990, 06:49:01 UTC |
Rocket | Space Shuttle Columbia |
Launch site | Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B |
Contractor | Rockwell International |
End of mission | |
Landing date | December 11, 1990, 05:54:09 UTC |
Landing site | Edwards Air Force Base, Runway 22 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 352 km (219 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 362 km (225 mi) |
Inclination | 28.46° |
Period | 91.70 minutes |
Instruments | |
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STS-35 mission patch Back row: Robert A. Parker, Ronald Parise, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Samuel T. Durrance Front row: Guy S. Gardner, Vance D. Brand, John M. Lounge |
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