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  • STS-48
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  • STS-48 was a Space Shuttle mission that launched on 12 September 1991, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The orbiter was Space Shuttle Discovery. The primary payload was the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The mission landed on 18 September at 12:38 am at Edwards Air Force Base on runway 22. The mission was completed in 81 revolutions of the Earth and traveled 2.2 million miles. The 5 astronauts carried out a number of experiments and deployed several satellites. The total launch mass was pound (kg) and the landing mass was pound (kg).}}[citation needed]
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  • 1991
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  • 5
landing date
  • --09-18
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  • Third
SATCAT
  • 21700
Mission Duration
  • 462458.0
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  • Left to right - Front row: Brown, Creighton, Reightler; Back row; Gemar, Buchli
Name
  • STS-48
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terminology
  • Astronaut
Insignia
  • Sts-48-patch.png
Image caption
  • The UARS satellite in Discovery's payload bay
crew photo
  • STS-48 crew.jpg
orbit period
  • 5772.0
orbit inclination
  • 57
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Operator
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  • Second
launch site
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Mission Type
  • Satellite deployment
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  • First
landing site
  • Edwards Runway 22
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  • gee
orbit regime
Programme
Launch date
  • --09-12
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  • Fourth
crew members
Position
  • Pilot
  • Commander
  • Mission Specialist 1
  • Mission Specialist 2
  • Mission Specialist 3
orbits completed
  • 81
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  • Second
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  • STS-48 was a Space Shuttle mission that launched on 12 September 1991, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The orbiter was Space Shuttle Discovery. The primary payload was the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The mission landed on 18 September at 12:38 am at Edwards Air Force Base on runway 22. The mission was completed in 81 revolutions of the Earth and traveled 2.2 million miles. The 5 astronauts carried out a number of experiments and deployed several satellites. The total launch mass was pound (kg) and the landing mass was pound (kg).}}[citation needed]
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