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Names | Space Transportation System-46 |
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Mission type | EURECA satellite deployment TSS-1 operation Technology research |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1992-049A |
SATCAT no. | 22064![]() |
Mission duration | 7 days, 23 hours, 15 minutes, 2 seconds |
Distance travelled | 5,344,643 km (3,321,007 mi) |
Orbits completed | 127 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
Launch mass | 116,134 kg (256,032 lb) |
Landing mass | 94,676 kg (208,725 lb) |
Payload mass | 12,164 kg (26,817 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 7 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | July 31, 1992, 13:56:48 UTC (9:56:48 am EDT) |
Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B |
Contractor | Rockwell International |
End of mission | |
Landing date | August 8, 1992, 13:11:50 UTC (9:11:50 am EDT) |
Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 425 km (264 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 437 km (272 mi) |
Inclination | 28.46° |
Period | 93.2 minutes |
Instruments | |
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![]() 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.