STS-46
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| Names | Space Transportation System-46 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | EURECA satellite deployment TSS-1 operation Technology research |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1992-049A |
| SATCAT no. | 22064 |
| Mission duration | 7 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, 2 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 5,344,643 km (3,321,007 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 127 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
| Launch mass | 116,134 kg (256,032 lb) |
| Landing mass | 94,676 kg (208,725 lb) |
| Payload mass | 12,164 kg (26,817 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | July 31, 1992, 13:56:48 UTC (9:56:48 am EDT) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | August 8, 1992, 13:11:50 UTC (9:11:50 am EDT) |
| Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 425 km (264 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 437 km (272 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.46° |
| Period | 93.2 minutes |
| Instruments | |
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 STS-46 mission patch  Standing: Ivins, Nicollier, Hoffman, Chang-Díaz and Malerba Seated: Allen and Shriver | |
STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis and was launched on July 31, 1992, and landed on August 8, 1992.
Crew
[edit]| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Commander |  Loren ShriverThird and last spaceflight | |
| Pilot | Andrew M. Allen First spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 1 |  Claude Nicollier, ESAFirst spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 2 Flight Engineer |
Marsha Ivins Second spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 3 | Jeffrey A. Hoffman Third spaceflight | |
| Mission Specialist 4 | / Franklin Chang-DíazThird spaceflight | |
| Payload Specialist 1 |  Franco Malerba, ASIOnly spaceflight | |
| Robert L. Gibson had originally been selected to command STS-46, however, after he was involved in an air race collision, he was suspended from training for this mission.[1] Gibson would fly again on STS-47. | ||
| Position | Astronaut | |
|---|---|---|
| Payload Specialist 1 | Umberto Guidoni, ASI
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Crew seat assignments
[edit]| Seat[2] | Launch | Landing |  Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck. Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shriver | ||
| 2 | Allen | ||
| 3 | Nicollier | Hoffman | |
| 4 | Ivins | ||
| 5 | Hoffman | Nicollier | |
| 6 | Chang-Díaz | ||
| 7 | Malerba | ||
Mission highlights
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Gallery
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EURECA after deployment -
TSS-1 satellite -
TSS-1 tether close-up deployment -
TSS-1 fully extended deployment
See also
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- STS-75, a space shuttle mission with objectives similar to those of STS-46
- List of human spaceflights
- List of Space Shuttle missions
- Outline of space science
- Space Shuttle
Notelist
[edit]References
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ^ Harwood, William (July 9, 1990). "Two shuttle commanders disciplined, grounded". UPI Archive. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
Gibson also was barred from T-38 jet trainer flights for one year while Walker was grounded for 60 days. Neither pilot will be eligible for reassignment to a shuttle mission until they are back on T-38 flight status.
- ^ "STS-46". Spacefacts. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
External links
[edit]- NASA mission summary Archived May 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- STS-46 Post Flight Presentation
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