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Rockwell InternationalSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-5
Launched
November 11, 1982
Summary
STS-5 launched on a Rockwell International Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on November 11, 1982. It was Rockwell International's 4th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,633rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Space Shuttle flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Columbia (STS-5), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 303 × 309 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 4 crew members flew: Vance D. Brand, Joseph P. Allen, William B. Lenoir and Robert F. Overmyer. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-5: Space Shuttle ColumbiaLaunch Library
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Rockwell InternationalSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Space Shuttle flight · 3rd this yearRockwell International's 4th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,633rd orbital launch attempt116th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Vance D. BrandCommander · NASA · age 51 · 2nd flight
Joseph P. AllenMission Specialist · NASA · age 45 · first flight
William B. LenoirMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · first flight
Robert F. OvermyerPilot · NASA · age 46 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102)
Space Shuttle Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 5 days 2 hours
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-5) · NORAD 13650 · 1982-110 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-110A
- Epoch
- 1982-11-11 13:31:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91095766 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.000434
- Inclination
- 28.4687°
- Ascending node
- 68.378°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.4985°
- Mean anomaly
- 81.9648°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 8.2248e-7
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
5 catalogued: 3 payloads, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Columbia (STS-5) · NORAD 13650 · landed November 16, 1982
- SBS 3 · NORAD 13651
- Anik C3 · NORAD 13652 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-5 marked the first fully operational mission of the Space Shuttle program, launched by the Columbia shuttle with four crew members. Known as the first satellite deployment mission, it successfully deployed two commercial communications satellites into orbit. STS-5 not only advanced satellite deployment techniques but also demonstrated the Space Shuttle's role in supporting commercial and scientific endeavors in space.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
17th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 3rd this year · 22nd from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
136 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-5 launch?
STS-5 launched on November 11, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-5?
Coverage: STS-5: Space Shuttle Columbia. Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-5?
Space Shuttle, flown by Rockwell International. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-5 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-5 reach?
Columbia (STS-5), one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 303 × 309 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-5 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-5 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle