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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-52
Launched
October 22, 1992 · 17:09 UTC
Summary
STS-52 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on October 22, 1992 at 17:09 UTC. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 42nd launch, 7th this year and humanity's 3,760th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Space Shuttle flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Columbia (STS-52), one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 307 × 310 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 6 crew members flew: Steve MacLean, Jim Wetherbee, William Shepherd, Charles L. Veach, Michael A. Baker and Tamara E. Jernigan. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-52 launch & landing (10-22-92)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 51st Space Shuttle flight · 7th this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 42nd launch7th this yearhumanity's 3,760th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Steve MacLeanPayload Specialist · CSA · age 37 · first flight
Jim WetherbeeCommander · NASA · age 39 · 2nd flight
William ShepherdMission Specialist · NASA · age 43 · 3rd flight
Charles L. VeachMission Specialist · NASA · age 48 · 2nd flight
Michael A. BakerPilot · NASA · age 38 · 2nd flight
Tamara E. JerniganMission Specialist · NASA · age 33 · 2nd 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: 9 days 20 hours
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-52) · NORAD 22194 · 1992-070 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1992-070A
- Epoch
- 1992-10-22 17:54:37 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.90270821 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0001883
- Inclination
- 28.4635°
- Ascending node
- 120.4411°
- Arg. of perigee
- 265.2128°
- Mean anomaly
- 343.9381°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
6 catalogued: 3 payloads, 3 components; 2 still in orbit
- Columbia (STS-52) · NORAD 22194 · landed November 1, 1992
- Lageos 2 · NORAD 22195 · in orbit
- CTA · NORAD 22214
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-52 was a Space Transportation System (NASA Space Shuttle) mission using orbiter Columbia, and was launched on 22 October 1992.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
21st launch from Launch Complex 39B, 3rd this year · 68th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 22, 1:09 PM EDT, in daylight
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-52 launch?
STS-52 launched on October 22, 1992 at 17:09 UTC.
Where can I watch STS-52?
Coverage: STS-52 launch & landing (10-22-92). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-52?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-52 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. Liftoff was Oct 22, 1:09 PM EDT local time at the pad.
What orbit did STS-52 reach?
Columbia (STS-52), one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 307 × 310 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-52 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-52 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle