STS-54

STS-54
Endeavour deploys the TDRS-F satellite.
NamesSpace Transportation System-54
Mission typeTDRS-F satellite deployment
Technology research
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1993-003A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.22313Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration5 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes, 17 seconds
Distance travelled4,025,415 km (2,501,277 mi)
Orbits completed96
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Endeavour
Landing mass92,988 kg (205,003 lb)
Payload mass18,559 kg (40,916 lb)
Crew
Crew size5
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateJanuary 13, 1993, 13:59:30 (January 13, 1993, 13:59:30) UTC (8:59:30 am EST)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B
ContractorRockwell International
End of mission
Landing dateJanuary 19, 1993, 13:37:47 (January 19, 1993, 13:37:47) UTC (8:37:47 am EST)
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude302 km (188 mi)
Apogee altitude309 km (192 mi)
Inclination28.45 degrees
Period90.60 minutes
Instruments
  • Commercial General Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGPA)
  • Chromosome and Plant Cell Division
  • Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer (DXS)
  • Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE)
  • Space Acceleration Measurement Equipment (SAMS)
  • Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE)

STS-54 mission patch

From left: Runco, Casper, McMonagle, Helms and Harbaugh
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STS-54 was a NASA Space Transportation System (Space Shuttle) mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour. This was the third flight for Endeavour, and was launched on January 13, 1993 with Endeavour returning to the Kennedy Space Center on January 19, 1993.