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Mission "STS-26"
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Mission "STS-26"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION |
| Registration number | 1988-091A / 19547 |
| Time and date of launch (UT) | 15h.37m.00s. September 29, 1988 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-B |
| Launch vehicle | Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) | 21082 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 28.5 |
| - period (minutes) | 90.6 |
| - perigee (km) | 301 |
| - apogee (km) | 306 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UT) | 16h.37m.57s. October 03, 1988 |
| - rollout time (sec.) | 46 |
| Place of landing | Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base, CA |
| Duration | 4d.01h.00m.57s. |
| Distance (km) | 2.704 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 64 |
| Summary | 7th fly of space shuttle "Discovery". Launch of satellite TDRS-3. Scientific experiments. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Hauck, Frederick Hamilton | ||
| 2 | Plt | Covey, Richard Oswald | ||
| 3 | MS | Lounge, John Michael | ||
| 4 | MS | Hilmers, David Carl | ||
| 5 | MS | Nelson, George Driver | ||
| Call sign | Discovery | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UT) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Sep 29, 1988 | 15:37:00 | 1 | Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-26" (crew: Hauck, Covey, Lounge, Hilmers, Nelson ). |
| Oct 03, 1988 | 15:35? | 64 | Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-26" (crew: Hauck, Covey, Lounge, Hilmers, Nelson ). |
| Oct 03, 1988 | 16:37:57 | 65 | Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-26" (crew: Hauck, Covey, Lounge, Hilmers, Nelson ). |
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