 Columbia's payload bay, with the LAGEOS 2 satellite being deployed. | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-52 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | LAGEOS 2 satellite deployment Microgravity research |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1992-070A |
| SATCAT no. | 22194 |
| Mission duration | 9 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes, 13 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 6,645,026 km (4,129,028 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 159 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Launch mass | 113,460 kg (250,140 lb) |
| Landing mass | 97,574 kg (215,114 lb)[1] |
| Payload mass | 8,078 kg (17,809 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 6 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | October 22, 1992, 17:09:39 UTC (1:09:39 pm EDT)[2] |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | November 1, 1992, 14:05:53 UTC (9:05:53 am EST) |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 302 km (188 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.45° |
| Period | 90.60 minutes |
| Instruments | |
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 STS-52 mission patch  Back: Baker, Wetherbee and MacLean Front: Veach, Jernigan and Shepherd | |
STS-52 was a Space Transportation System (NASA Space Shuttle) mission using Space Shuttle Columbia, and was launched on October 22, 1992.[3]
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- ^ a b "STS-52 Space Shuttle Mission Report" (PDF). NTRS – NASA Technical Reports Server. NASA. December 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Ryba, Jeanne (March 31, 2010). "STS-52". Space Shuttle – Mission Archives. NASA. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
