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| Names | Space Transportation System-5 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Communications satellites deployment |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1982-110A |
| SATCAT no. | 13650 |
| Mission duration | 5 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes, 26 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 3,397,082 km (2,110,849 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 81 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Launch mass | 112,088 kg (247,112 lb) |
| Landing mass | 91,841 kg (202,475 lb) |
| Payload mass | 14,551 kg (32,079 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 4 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | November 11, 1982, 11:19:00 UTC (7:19:00 am EST) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | November 16, 1982, 14:33:26 UTC (6:33:26 am PST) |
| Landing site | Edwards, Runway 22 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[1] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 294 km (183 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 317 km (197 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.50° |
| Period | 90.50 minutes |
 STS-5 mission patch  From left: Allen, Brand, Overmyer and Lenoir | |
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.