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Mission "STS-43"
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Mission "STS-43"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION |
| Registration number | 1991-054A / 21638 |
| Time and date of launch (UT) | 15h.02m.00s. August 02, 1991 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-A |
| Launch vehicle | Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) | 21265 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 28.45 |
| - period (minutes) | 90.6 |
| - perigee (km) | 301 |
| - apogee (km) | 306 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UT) | 12h.24m.25s. August 11, 1991 |
| - rollout time (sec.) | 60 |
| Place of landing | Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL |
| Duration | 8d.21h.22m.25s. |
| Distance (km) | 5.955 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 141 |
| Summary | 9th fly of space shuttle "Atlantis". Launch of communication satellite TDRS-5. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Blaha, John Elmer | ||
| 2 | Plt | Baker, Michael Allen | ||
| 3 | MS | (w) Lucid, Shannon Matilda (Wells) | ||
| 4 | MS | Adamson, James Craig | ||
| 5 | MS | Low, George David | ||
| Call sign | Atlantis | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UT) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Aug 02, 1991 | 15:02:00 | 1 | Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-43" (crew: Blaha, Baker, Lucid, Adamson, Low ). |
| Aug 11, 1991 | 11:21:15 | 141 | Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-43" (crew: Blaha, Baker, Lucid, Adamson, Low ). |
| Aug 11, 1991 | 12:24:25 | 142 | Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-43" (crew: Blaha, Baker, Lucid, Adamson, Low ). |
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