STS-45

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STS-45
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Astronomy,Human Crew,Solar Physics,Space Physics
Launch date March 24, 1992 (1992-03-24)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1992-015A
Inclination 57 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 21915
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 8020 kg
Payload Mass Down 8037.73 kg
Orbiter Atlantis
Lift Off Mass 2,043,652.27 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 106,204.55 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 93,200.91 kg
Landed Concrete runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
Orbits of Earth 143
Orbital Altitude 160 nautical miles (184 statute miles)


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Charles F. Bolden
  • Pilot: Brian Duffy
    • Payload Commander: Kathryn D. Sullivan
    • Mission Specialist 1: David C. Leestma
    • Mission Specialist 2: C. Michael Foale
    • Mission Specialist 3:
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1: Dirk D. Frimout
    • Payload Specialist 2: Byron K. Lichtenberg


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

The Space Shuttle ``Atlantis was a ten day mission primarily to operate the Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science 1 (ATLAS 1) payload. ATLAS 1 (see entry) consisted of twelve instruments and thirteen experiments to study the Sun and Earth's atmosphere. Several more ATLAS flights are planned for studying solar inputs and atmospheric responses over an eleven year solar cycle. Additional payloads on the shuttle included the Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV) (its fourth shuttle flight), and several Get Away Specials (GAS). Science experiment payloads included Space Tissue Loss (STL 1), an Investigations into Polymer Membrane Processing (IPMP) Experiment, the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment II (SAREX II), Visual Function Tester (VFT 2), Radiation Monitoring Equipment III (RME III), and the Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems (CLOUDS-1A) Experiment. The Shuttle flight carried a crew of seven, including three mission specialists and two payload specialists.


EVA

Payload

Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS)-1; Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet (SSBUV)-4; Getaway Special Experiment G-229; Space Tissue Loss (STL)-1; Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME)-lIl; Visual Function Tester (VFT)-lI; Cloud Logic To Optimize Use of Defense Systems (CLOUDS)-1A; Investigations Into Polymer Membrane Processing (IPMP); Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX)-Il; Ultraviolet Plume Instrument (UVPl)


Mission patch:

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