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Mission "STS-34"
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Mission "STS-34"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION |
| Registration number | 1989-084A / 20297 |
| Time and date of launch (UT) | 16h.53m.40s. October 18, 1989 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-B |
| Launch vehicle | Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) | 22064 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 34.3 |
| - period (minutes) | 90.6 |
| - perigee (km) | 298 |
| - apogee (km) | 307 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UT) | 16h.34m.01s. October 23, 1989 |
| - rollout time (sec.) | 60 |
| Place of landing | Runway 23, Edwards Air Force Base, CA |
| Duration | 4d.23h.40m.21s. |
| Distance (km) | 3.219 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 79 |
| Summary | 5th fly of space shuttle "Atlantis". Launch of the satellite "Galileo" for researching of Jupiter. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Williams, Donald Edward | ||
| 2 | Plt | McCulley, Michael James | ||
| 3 | MS | (w) Lucid, Shannon Matilda (Wells) | ||
| 4 | MS | (w) Baker, Ellen Shulman | ||
| 5 | MS | Chang-Diaz, Franklin Ramon | ||
| Call sign | Atlantis | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UT) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Oct 18, 1989 | 16:53:40 | 1 | Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-34" (crew: Williams, McCulley, Lucid, Baker, Chang-Diaz ). |
| Oct 23, 1989 | 15:31:45 | 79 | Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-34" (crew: Williams, McCulley, Lucid, Baker, Chang-Diaz ). |
| Oct 23, 1989 | 16:34:01 | 80 | Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-34" (crew: Williams, McCulley, Lucid, Baker, Chang-Diaz ). |
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