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Mission "STS-31"
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Mission "STS-31"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION |
| Registration number | 1990-037A / 20579 |
| Time and date of launch (UT) | 12h.33m.51s. April 24, 1990 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-B |
| Launch vehicle | Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) | 13005 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 28.45 |
| - period (minutes) | 96.7 |
| - perigee (km) | 585 |
| - apogee (km) | 615 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UT) | 13h.50m.58s. April 29, 1990 |
| - rollout time (sec.) | 61 |
| Place of landing | Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA |
| Duration | 5d.01h.17m.07s. |
| Distance (km) | 3.328 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 75 |
| Summary | 10th fly of space shuttle "Discovery". Launch of cosmic telescope "Hubble" (also look "STS-61" , "STS-82" , "STS-103" , "STS-109" and "STS-125" ). |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Shriver, Loren James | ||
| 2 | Plt | Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. | ||
| 3 | MS | Hawley, Steven Alan | ||
| 4 | MS | (w) Sullivan, Kathryn Dwyer | ||
| 5 | MS | McCandless, Bruce II | ||
| Call sign | Discovery | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UT) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Station's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Apr 24, 1990 | 12:33:51 | 1 | HST:1 | Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-31" (crew: Shriver, Bolden, Hawley, Sullivan, McCandless ). |
| Apr 25, 1990 | 19:35 | 20 | HST:20 | Hubble is stand-alone (mission "STS-31" ). |
| Apr 27, 1990 | 20:24:23 | 905 | Mir:24024 | Undocking of "Progress M-3" from module "Kvant" of orbital complex "Mir" - "Soyuz-TM9" . |
| Apr 28, 1990 | 00:00:00 | 908 | Mir:24027 | Deorbit burn of "Progress M-3" . |
| Apr 28, 1990 | 00:52 | 908 | Mir:24027 | End of existence of "Progress M-3" . |
| Apr 29, 1990 | 12:37:36 | 75 | HST:75 | Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-31" (crew: Shriver, Bolden, Hawley, Sullivan, McCandless ). |
| Apr 29, 1990 | 13:50:58 | 76 | HST:76 | Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-31" (crew: Shriver, Bolden, Hawley, Sullivan, McCandless ). |
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