STS-69
1995 American crewed spaceflight / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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STS-69 was a Space Shuttle Endeavour mission, and the second flight of the Wake Shield Facility (WSF).[2] The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida on 7 September 1995. It was the 100th successful crewed NASA spaceflight[citation needed], not including X-15 flights.
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Names | Space Transportation System-69 |
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Mission type | Research |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1995-048A |
SATCAT no. | 23667 |
Mission duration | 10 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes, 56 seconds |
Distance travelled | 7,200,000 kilometres (4,500,000 mi) |
Orbits completed | 171 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Endeavour |
Payload mass | 11,499 kg (25,351 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 5 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 7 September 1995, 15:09:00 (1995-09-07UTC15:09Z) UTC[1] |
Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
End of mission | |
Landing date | 18 September 1995, 11:38:56 (1995-09-18UTC11:38:57Z) UTC[1] |
Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Perigee altitude | 321 kilometres (199 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 321 kilometres (199 mi) |
Inclination | 28.4 degrees |
Period | 91.4 min |
STS-69 mission patch Left to right – Seated: Cockrell, Walker; Standing: Gernhardt, Newman, Voss |
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