STS-5
From The Space Library
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Organization | NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
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Mission type | Human Crew |
Launch date | November 11, 1982 |
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.