STS-44

STS-44
Emblemat STS-44
Dane misji
Indeks COSPAR

1991-080A

Zaangażowani

Stany Zjednoczone NASA

Oznaczenie kodowe

STS-44

Pojazd
Wahadłowiec

Atlantis

Załoga
Zdjęcie STS-44
Dowódca

Frederick Gregory

Start
Miejsce startu

Stany Zjednoczone, KSC, LC39-A

Początek misji

24 listopada 1991 23:44:00 UTC

Orbita okołoziemska
Apogeum

371 km

Perygeum

363 km

Okres orbitalny

91,9 min

Inklinacja orbity

28,5°

Lądowanie
Miejsce lądowania

Edwards AFB, Pas startowy 5

Lądowanie

1 grudnia 1991 22:34:42.77 UTC

Czas trwania misji

6 dni, 22 godz, 50 min, 43 sek[1]

Przebyta odległość

4 651 111 km[1]

Liczba okrążeń Ziemi

110[1]

Program lotów wahadłowców

STS-44 (ang. Space Transportation System) – dziesiąta misja wahadłowca kosmicznego Atlantis i czterdziesta czwarta programu lotów wahadłowców[2].

Załoga

źródło[3][2]
*(liczba w nawiasie oznacza liczbę lotów odbytych przez każdego z astronautów)

Parametry misji

źródło[1]

Cel misji

Wojskowa misja wahadłowca – umieszczenie na orbicie satelity wczesnego ostrzegania Defense Support Program (DSP)[2].

Satelita DSP opuszcza ładownię wahadłowca

Zobacz też

Przypisy

  1. a b c d Mark Wade: STS-44 (ang.). W: Encyclopedia Astronautica [on-line]. [dostęp 2017-07-25].
  2. a b c Tomáš Přibyl: Dzień, w którym nie wróciła COLUMBIA. Bielsko-Biała: Wydawnictwo >DEBIT<, 2003, s. 166.
  3. Robert Godwin: Space Shuttle. Warszawa: Prószyński Media Sp. z o.o., 2011, s. 64, seria: Historia podboju Kosmosu. ISBN 978-83-7648-973-5.

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STS-44 crew.jpg
The STS-44 crew portrait includes 6 astronauts. Pictured seated, from left to right, are Terence T. Hendricks, pilot; Frederick D. Gregory, commander; and F. Story Musgrave, mission specialist. Standing on the back row (left to right) are James S. Voss, mission specialist; Thomas J. Hennen, payload specialist; and Mario Runco, Jr., mission specialist. The 6 crew members launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on November 24, 1991 at 6:44:00 pm (EST). Dedicated to the Department of Defense (DOD), the mission's primary unclassified payload was the Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS).
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STS-44 Mission Insignia

Designed by the participating crewmembers, the STS-44 patch shows the Space Shuttle Atlantis ascending to Earth orbit to expand mankind's knowledge. The patch illustrated by the symbolic red, white and blue of the American flag represents the American contribution and strength derived from this mission. The black background of space, indicative of the mysteries of the universe, is illuminated by six large stars, which depict the American crew of six and the hopes that travel with them. The smaller stars represent Americans who work in support of this mission. Within the Shuttle's payload bay is a Defense Support Program Satellite which will help ensure peace. In the words of a crew spokesman, the stars of the flag symbolize our leadership in an exciting quest of space and the boundless dreams for humanity's future.
STS-44 DSP deployment.jpg
STS-44 Defense Support Program (DSP) / Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) spacecraft, with forward airborne support equipment (ASE) payload retention latch actuator released (foreground), is raised to a 29 degree predeployment position by the ASE aft frame tilt actuator (AFTA) table in the payload bay (PLB) of Atlantis, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104. Underneath the DSP / IUS combination, the umbilical boom is connected to the IUS. DSP components include Infrared (IR) sensor (top), AR I, SHF Antenna, EHF Antenna, Link 2 High-Gain Antenna, star sensor, and stowed solar paddles (box-like structure around the base). The Earth's limb and the blackness of space create the backdrop for this deployment scene.