STS-5

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STS-5
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date November 11, 1982 (1982-11-11)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1982-110A
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 13650
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 14549.0 kg


STS 5 was the first operational flight of the Space Transportation System. Astronauts Vance Brand, Robert Overmeyer, Joseph Allen, and William Lenoir were on board and deployed the SBS-C and Telesat-C satellites. This Shuttle launch demonstrated the ability to conduct routine space operations. The mission duration was 122 hours 14 minutes 26 seconds.


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