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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-54
Launched
January 13, 1993
Summary
STS-54 launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on January 13, 1993. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 44th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,788th orbital launch attempt. It was the 53rd Space Shuttle flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Endeavour (STS-54), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 310 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 5 crew members flew: Gregory Harbaugh, Susan Helms, John Casper, Donald R. McMonagle and Mario Runco Jr.. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Endeavour (OV-105). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- STS-54 launch & landing (1-13-93)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 53rd Space Shuttle flight · 1st this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 44th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,788th orbital launch attempt3rd orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Gregory HarbaughMission Specialist · NASA · age 36 · 2nd flight
Susan HelmsMission Specialist · NASA · age 34 · first flight
John CasperCommander · NASA · age 49 · 2nd flight
Donald R. McMonaglePilot · NASA · age 40 · 2nd flight
Mario Runco Jr.Mission Specialist · NASA · age 40 · 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: 5 days 23 hours
Space Shuttle Endeavour successfully landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Endeavour (STS-54) · NORAD 22313 · 1993-003 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1993-003A
- Epoch
- 1993-01-13 14:34:20 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.91002779 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0004556
- Inclination
- 28.467°
- Ascending node
- 152.7792°
- Arg. of perigee
- 272.5988°
- Mean anomaly
- 326.0434°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000256
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
4 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 components; 3 still in orbit
- Endeavour (STS-54) · NORAD 22313 · landed January 19, 1993
- TDRS-6 · NORAD 22314 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-54 was a Space Transportation System (NASA Space Shuttle) mission using orbiter Endeavour. This was the third flight for Endeavour and was launched on 13 January 1993.
Pad
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
22nd launch from Launch Complex 39B, 1st this year · 70th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
59 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
82 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-54 launch?
STS-54 launched on January 13, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-54?
Coverage: STS-54 launch & landing (1-13-93). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-54?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-54 launch from?
Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-54 reach?
Endeavour (STS-54), one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 304 × 310 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-54 launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-54 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle