STS-48
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sts-48-190-2228250
title:
STS-48
text:
STS-48 was a Space Shuttle mission that launched on September 12, 1991, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The orbiter was Space Shuttle Discovery. The primary payload was the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). The mission landed on September 18 at 12:38 a.m. EDT at Edwards Air Force Base on runway 22. The mission was completed in 81 revolutions of the Earth and traveled 3,530,369 km (2,193,670 mi). The 5 astronauts carried out a number of experiments and deployed several satellites. T
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encyclopedia
description:
1991 American crewed spaceflight to deploy the Upper Atmospheric Research Satellite
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-48
date created:
2004-03-02T17:30:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T17:20:14Z
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