STS-48

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STS-48
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Human Crew
Launch date September 12, 1991 (1991-09-12)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1991-063A
Inclination 57 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 21700
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 7854 kg
Payload Mass Down 1317.27 kg
Orbiter Discovery
Lift Off Mass 2,048,794.55 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 108,970.45 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 87,503.18 kg
Landed Concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Orbits of Earth 81
Orbital Altitude 308 nautical miles (355 statute miles)


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: John O. Creighton
  • Pilot: Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: James F. BuchIi
    • Mission Specialist 2: Mark N. Brown
    • Mission Specialist 3: Charles D. "Sam" Gemar
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1:
    • Payload Specialist 2:


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

STS 48 was the thirteenth Discovery flight. On board were Astronauts John Creighton, Kenneth Reightler, Mark Brown, James Buchli, and Charles Gemar. The mid-deck payload consisted of the Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE) wad the Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) experiment. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was launched to study physical processes acting within and upon the stratosphere, mesosphere, and lower thermosphere. Discovery landed in California on September 18, 1991. The mission duration was 128 hours, 27 minutes, 51 seconds.


EVA

Payload

Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS); Ascent Particle Monitor (APM)-03; Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE)01; Protein Crystal Growth (PCG)-ll-2; Middeck Zero-Gravity Dynamics Experiment (MODE)-01; Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing (IPMP)-04; Cosmic Radiation Effects and Activation Monitor (CREAM-02); Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME)-lll-06; Shuttle Activation Monitor (SAM)-03; Air Force Maui Optical Site (AMOS) Calibration Test


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