STS-46

STS-46
Atlantis's Canadarm grapples the European Space Agency's EURECA satellite, prior to its deployment.
NamesSpace Transportation System-46
Mission typeEURECA satellite deployment
TSS-1 operation
Technology research
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1992-049A
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Mission duration7 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, 2 seconds
Distance travelled5,344,643 km (3,321,007 mi)
Orbits completed127
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Atlantis
Launch mass116,134 kg (256,032 lb)
Landing mass94,676 kg (208,725 lb)
Payload mass12,164 kg (26,817 lb)
Crew
Crew size7
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 31, 1992, 13:56:48 (1992-07-31UTC13:56:48Z) UTC (9:56:48 am EDT)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B
ContractorRockwell International
End of mission
Landing dateAugust 8, 1992, 13:11:50 (1992-08-08UTC13:11:51Z) UTC (9:11:50 am EDT)
Landing siteKennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude425 km (264 mi)
Apogee altitude437 km (272 mi)
Inclination28.46°
Period93.2 minutes
Instruments
  • Consortium for Materials Development in Space Complex Autonomous Payload (CONCAP II and CONCAP III)
  • Evaluation of Oxygen Integration with Materials/Thermal Management Processes (EOIM-III/TEMP 2A)
  • IMAX Cargo Bay Camera (ICBC)
  • Limited Duration Space Environment Candidate Materials Exposure (LDCE)
  • Pituitary Growth Hormone Cell Function (PHCF)
  • Ultraviolet Plume Instrument (UVPI)

STS-46 mission patch

Standing: Ivins, Nicollier, Hoffman, Chang-Díaz and Malerba
Seated: Allen and Shriver

STS-46 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis and was launched on July 31, 1992, and landed on August 8, 1992.

Crew

Position Astronaut
Commander United States Loren Shriver
Third and last spaceflight
Pilot United States Andrew M. Allen
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Switzerland Claude Nicollier, ESA
First spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2
Flight Engineer 		United States Marsha Ivins
Second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 United States Jeffrey A. Hoffman
Third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 4 United States/Costa Rica Franklin Chang-Díaz
Third spaceflight
Payload Specialist 1 Italy Franco Malerba, ASI
Only spaceflight
Robert L. Gibson had originally been selected to command STS-46, however, after he was involved in an air-race collision, he was suspended from training for this mission.[1] Gibson would fly again on STS-47.
Backup crew
Position Astronaut
Payload Specialist 1 Italy Umberto Guidoni, ASI

Crew seat assignments

Seat[2] Launch Landing
Seats 1–4 are on the flight deck.
Seats 5–7 are on the mid-deck.
1 Shriver
2 Allen
3 Nicollier Hoffman
4 Ivins
5 Hoffman Nicollier
6 Chang-Díaz
7 Malerba

Mission highlights

  • EURECA after deployment
    EURECA after deployment
  • TSS-1 satellite
    TSS-1 satellite
  • TSS-1 tether close-up deployment
    TSS-1 tether close-up deployment
  • TSS-1 fully extended deployment
    TSS-1 fully extended deployment

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

  1. ^ Harwood, William (July 9, 1990). "Two shuttle commanders disciplined, grounded". UPI Archive. Retrieved January 18, 2022. Gibson also was barred from T-38 jet trainer flights for one year while Walker was grounded for 60 days. Neither pilot will be eligible for reassignment to a shuttle mission until they are back on T-38 flight status.
  2. ^ "STS-46". Spacefacts. Retrieved March 4, 2014.

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