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Mission "STS-29"
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Mission "STS-29"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION |
| Registration number | 1989-021A / 19882 |
| Time and date of launch (UTC) | 14h.57m.00s. March 13, 1989 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-B |
| Launch vehicle | Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) | 17280 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 28.5 |
| - period (minutes) | 90.6 |
| - perigee (km) | 297 |
| - apogee (km) | 308 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UTC) | 14h.36m.41s. March 18, 1989 |
| - rollout time (sec.) | 53 |
| Place of landing | Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA |
| Duration | 4d.23h.39m.41s. |
| Distance (km) | 3.219 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 79 |
| Summary | 8th fly of space shuttle "Discovery". Launch of satellite TDRS-4. Scientific experiments. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Coats, Michael Lloyd | ||
| 2 | Plt | Blaha, John Elmer | ||
| 3 | MS | Buchli, James Frederick | ||
| 4 | MS | Springer, Robert Clyde | ||
| 5 | MS | Bagian, James Philip | ||
| Call sign | Discovery | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UTC) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Station's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Mar 13, 1989 | 14:57:00 | 1 |
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Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-29" (crew: Coats, Blaha, Buchli, Springer, Bagian ). |
| Mar 16, 1989 | 18:54:15 | 1 | Mir:17676 | Lift-off cargo "Progress-41" . |
| Mar 18, 1989 | 13:35:15 | 79 |
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Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-29" (crew: Coats, Blaha, Buchli, Springer, Bagian ). |
| Mar 18, 1989 | 14:36:41 | 80 |
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Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-29" (crew: Coats, Blaha, Buchli, Springer, Bagian ). |
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