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STS-52 Mission Profile
Launch Date
October 22, 1992
Launch Time
1:09:39 p.m. EDT
Launch Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Launch Pad
39B
Mission Duration
9 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes and 13 seconds
Orbiter Vehicule
Columbia (OV-102)
Flight Number
STS-52
Inclination
28.5 degrees
Altitude
296 km (160 nautical miles) altitude initially; 214 km (113 nautical miles) on the last two days
Landing Date
November 1, 1992
Landing Time
9:05:52 a.m. EST
Landing Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Crew
James D. Wetherbee, Commander
Michael A. Baker, Pilot
Charles Lacy Veach, Mission Specialist
Tamara E. Jernigan, Mission Specialist
William M. Shepherd, Mission Specialist
Steven Glenwood MacLean, Payload Specialist
Bjarni Tryggvason, Alternate Payload Specialist
Michael A. Baker, Pilot
Charles Lacy Veach, Mission Specialist
Tamara E. Jernigan, Mission Specialist
William M. Shepherd, Mission Specialist
Steven Glenwood MacLean, Payload Specialist
Bjarni Tryggvason, Alternate Payload Specialist
Mission Type
Satellite Deployment and Research
Payloads
Laser Geodynamic Satellite (LAGEOS), Attitude Sensor Package (ASP), the United States Microgravity Payload (USMP) consisting of 3 experiments, and CANadian EXperiments (CANEX-2), consisting of seven experiments.
