STS-44

STS-44
Atlantis deploys a Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite.
NamesSpace Transportation System-44
Mission typeDSP satellite deployment
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1991-080A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.21795Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration6 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes, 43 seconds
Distance travelled4,651,112 km (2,890,067 mi)
Orbits completed110
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Atlantis
Launch mass117,766 kg (259,630 lb)
Landing mass87,919 kg (193,828 lb)
Payload mass20,240 kg (44,620 lb)
Crew
Crew size6
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateNovember 24, 1991, 23:44:00 (November 24, 1991, 23:44:00) UTC (6:44 pm EST)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
ContractorRockwell International
End of mission
Landing dateDecember 1, 1991, 22:34:43 (December 1, 1991, 22:34:43) UTC (2:34:43 pm PST)
Landing siteEdwards, Runway 5
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude363 km (226 mi)
Apogee altitude371 km (231 mi)
Inclination28.45°
Period91.90 minutes
Instruments

STS-44 mission patch

Standing: Voss, Hennen and Runco
Seated: Henricks, Gregory and Musgrave
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STS-44 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis that launched on November 24, 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) space mission.