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  • STS-38
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  • STS-38 was a Space Shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the 37th shuttle mission, and carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense. It was the 7th flight for Atlantis and the 7th flight dedicated to the Department of Defense. The mission was a 4-day mission that traveled more than 2 million miles and completed 79 revolutions. Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility's runway 33. The launch was originally scheduled for July 1990, but was rescheduled due to a hydrogen leak found on Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-35 countdown. During a rollback to the Orbiter Processing Facility Atlantis was damaged during a hail storm. The eventual launch date of 15 November 1990 was set due to a payload problem. The launch windo
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COSPAR ID
  • 1990
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  • 5
landing date
  • --11-20
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  • Third
SATCAT
  • 20935
Mission Duration
  • 424471.0
crew photo caption
  • Left to right - Seated: Culbertson, Covey; Standing: Gemar, Springer, Meade
Name
  • STS-38
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terminology
  • Astronaut
Insignia
  • STS-38 patch.svg
Image caption
  • Atlantis launches on STS-38
crew photo
  • Sts-38 crew.jpg
orbit period
  • 5387.400000000001
orbit inclination
  • 28.400000
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Operator
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  • First
launch site
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Mission Type
  • Satellite deployment
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  • First
landing site
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  • gee
orbit regime
Programme
Launch date
  • --11-15
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  • Second
crew members
Position
  • Pilot
  • Commander
  • Mission Specialist 1
  • Mission Specialist 2
  • Mission Specialist 3
orbits completed
  • 79
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  • First
orbit epoch
  • 1990-11-17
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  • STS-38 was a Space Shuttle mission by NASA using the Space Shuttle Atlantis. It was the 37th shuttle mission, and carried a classified payload for the U.S. Department of Defense. It was the 7th flight for Atlantis and the 7th flight dedicated to the Department of Defense. The mission was a 4-day mission that traveled more than 2 million miles and completed 79 revolutions. Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility's runway 33. The launch was originally scheduled for July 1990, but was rescheduled due to a hydrogen leak found on Space Shuttle Columbia during the STS-35 countdown. During a rollback to the Orbiter Processing Facility Atlantis was damaged during a hail storm. The eventual launch date of 15 November 1990 was set due to a payload problem. The launch window was between 18:30 and 22:30 EST. The launch occurred at 18:48 EST.
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