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Mission "STS-61"
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Mission "STS-61"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION |
| Registration number | 1993-075A / 22917 |
| Time and date of launch (UTC) | 09h.27m.00s. December 02, 1993 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-B |
| Launch vehicle | Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) | 8011 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 28.45 |
| - period (minutes) | 93.3 |
| - perigee (km) | 291 |
| - apogee (km) | 576 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UTC) | 05h.26m.26s. December 13, 1993 |
| - rollout time (sec.) | 53 |
| Place of landing | Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, FL |
| Duration | 10d.19h.59m.26s. |
| Distance (km) | 7.135 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 162 |
| Summary | 5th fly of shuttle "Endeavour". 1st expedition (SM1) for service of cosmic telescope Hubble (also look "STS-31" , "STS-82" , "STS-103" , "STS-109" and "STS-125" ). |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Covey, Richard Oswald | ||
| 2 | Plt | Bowersox, Kenneth Dwane | ||
| 3 | MS | Musgrave, Franklin Story | ||
| 4 | MS | (w) Thornton, Kathrin Ryan Cordell | Harbaugh, Gregory Jordan | |
| 5 | MS | Nicollier, Claude | ||
| 6 | MS | Hoffman, Jeffrey Alan | ||
| 7 | MS | Akers, Thomas Dale | ||
| Call sign | Endeavour | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UTC) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Station's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Dec 02, 1993 | 09:27:00 | 1 | HST:19669 | Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-61" (crew: Covey, Bowersox, Musgrave, Thornton, Nicollier, Hoffman, Akers ). |
| Dec 04, 1993 | 09:24:30 | 31 | HST:19699 | The HST was berthed in the flight service structure (FSS) of the Shuttle (mission "STS-61" ). |
| Dec 05, 1993 | 03:44 | 42 | HST:19710 | Beginning of EVA ( Hoffman, Musgrave ); the 1st [of 5] EVA of the mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 05, 1993 | 11:38 | 47 | HST:19715 | Ending of EVA ( Hoffman, Musgrave ), duration 7:54; mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 06, 1993 | 03:29 | 57 | HST:19725 | Beginning of EVA ( Thornton, Akers ); the 2nd [of 5] EVA of the mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 06, 1993 | 10:05 | 61 | HST:19729 | Ending of EVA ( Thornton, Akers ), duration 6:36; mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 07, 1993 | 03:35 | 72 | HST:19740 | Beginning of EVA ( Hoffman, Musgrave ); the 3rd [of 5] EVA of the mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 07, 1993 | 10:22 | 76 | HST:19744 | Ending of EVA ( Hoffman, Musgrave ), duration 6:47; mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 08, 1993 | 03:13 | 87 | HST:19755 | Beginning of EVA ( Thornton, Akers ); the 4th [of 5] EVA of the mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 08, 1993 | 10:03 | 91 | HST:19759 | Ending of EVA ( Thornton, Akers ), duration 6:50; mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 09, 1993 | 03:30 | 102 | HST:19770 | Beginning of EVA ( Hoffman, Musgrave ); the 5th [of 5] EVA of the mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 09, 1993 | 10:51 | 106 | HST:19774 | Ending of EVA ( Hoffman, Musgrave ), duration 7:21; mission "STS-61" . |
| Dec 10, 1993 | 10:26:47 | 121 | HST:19789 | Hubble is stand-alone again (mission "STS-61" ). |
| Dec 13, 1993 | 04:14:45 | 162 | HST:19830 | Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-61" (crew: Covey, Bowersox, Musgrave, Thornton, Nicollier, Hoffman, Akers ). |
| Dec 13, 1993 | 05:26:26 | 163 | HST:19831 | Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-61" (crew: Covey, Bowersox, Musgrave, Thornton, Nicollier, Hoffman, Akers ). |
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