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Mission "STS-2"
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Mission "STS-2"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION |
| Registration number | 1981-111A / 12953 |
| Time and date of launch (UTC) | 15h.09m.59s. November 12, 1981 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-A |
| Launch vehicle | Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) | 8517 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 38.0 |
| - period (minutes) | 89.0 |
| - perigee (km) | 222 |
| - apogee (km) | 231 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UTC) | 21h.24m.01s. November 14, 1981 |
| - rollout time (sec.) | 50 |
| Place of landing | Runway 23, Edwards Air Force Base, CA |
| Duration | 2d.06h.14m.02s. |
| Distance (km) | 1.729 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 36 |
| Summary | 2nd fly of space shuttle "Columbia". Working with manipulator. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Engle, Joe Henry | Mattingly, Thomas Kenneth II | |
| 2 | Plt | Truly, Richard Harrison | Hartsfield, Henry Warren, Jr. | |
| Call sign | Columbia | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UTC) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Nov 12, 1981 | 15:09:59 | 1 | Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-2" (crew: Engle, Truly ). |
| Nov 14, 1981 | 20:25? | 36 | Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-2" (crew: Engle, Truly ). |
| Nov 14, 1981 | 21:24:01 | 37 | Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-2" (crew: Engle, Truly ). |
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