STS-5

STS-5
The SBS-3 satellite with attached PAM-D motor is deployed from Columbia.
NamesSpace Transportation System-5
Mission typeCommunications satellites deployment
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1982-110A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.13650Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration5 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes, 26 seconds
Distance travelled3,397,082 km (2,110,849 mi)
Orbits completed81
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia
Launch mass112,088 kg (247,112 lb)
Landing mass91,841 kg (202,475 lb)
Payload mass14,551 kg (32,079 lb)
Crew
Crew size4
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateNovember 11, 1982, 11:19:00 (November 11, 1982, 11:19:00) UTC (7:19:00 am EST)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
ContractorRockwell International
End of mission
Landing dateNovember 16, 1982, 14:33:26 (November 16, 1982, 14:33:26) UTC (6:33:26 am PST)
Landing siteEdwards, Runway 22
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit[1]
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude294 km (183 mi)
Apogee altitude317 km (197 mi)
Inclination28.50°
Period90.50 minutes

STS-5 mission patch

From left: Allen, Brand, Overmyer and Lenoir
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STS-5 was the fifth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on November 11, 1982, and landed five days later on November 16, 1982. STS-5 was the first Space Shuttle mission to deploy communications satellites into orbit, and the first officially "operational" Space Shuttle mission.

  1. ^ McDowell, Jonathan (January 6, 2022). "SATCAT". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved January 11, 2022.