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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-47
Launched
September 12, 1992
Summary
STS-47 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on September 12, 1992. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 41st launch, 6th this year and humanity's 3,751st orbital launch attempt. It was the 50th Space Shuttle flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 306 × 318 km orbit inclined 57.0°. 7 crew members flew: Mamoru Mohri, Robert L. Gibson, Mark C. Lee, Curtis Brown, Jan Davis, Mae Jemison and Jerome Apt. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-47 launch & landing (9-12-92)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 50th Space Shuttle flight · 6th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 41st launch6th this yearhumanity's 3,751st orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Mamoru MohriPayload Specialist · JAXA · age 44 · first flight
Robert L. GibsonCommander · NASA · age 45 · 4th flight
Mark C. LeeMission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Curtis BrownPilot · NASA · age 36 · first flight
Jan DavisMission Specialist · NASA · age 38 · first flight
Mae JemisonMission Specialist · NASA · age 35 · first flight
Jerome AptMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105)
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is a retired orbiter from NASA's Space Shuttle program and the fifth and final operational shuttle built. It embarked on its first mission, STS-49, in May 1992 and its 25th and final mission, STS-134, in May 2011. STS-134 was expected to be the final mission of the Space Shuttle program, but with the authorization of STS-135, Atlantis became the last shuttle to fly. The United States Congress approved the construction of Endeavour in 1987 to replace Challenger, which was lost in 1986. Structural spares built during the construction of Discovery and Atlantis were used in its assembly. NASA chose, on cost grounds, to build Endeavour from spares rather than refitting Enterprise.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 7 days 22 hours
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Endeavour (STS-47) · NORAD 22120 · 1992-061 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1992-061A
- Epoch
- 1992-09-12 16:52:58 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.89101297 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0009342
- Inclination
- 57.0005°
- Ascending node
- 107.0998°
- Arg. of perigee
- 281.7673°
- Mean anomaly
- 329.4511°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00025599
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Endeavour (STS-47) · NORAD 22120 · landed September 20, 1992
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-47 was the 50th Space Shuttle mission of the program, as well as the second mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour. The mission mainly involved conducting experiments in life and material sciences.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
20th launch from Launch Complex 39B, 2nd this year · 67th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
127 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-47 launch?
STS-47 launched on September 12, 1992. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-47?
Coverage: STS-47 launch & landing (9-12-92). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-47?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-47 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-47 reach?
It reached a 306 × 318 km orbit inclined 57.0°.
Which program is STS-47 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle