STS-46

STS-46

Atlantis's Canadarm grapples the European Space Agency's EURECA satellite, prior to its deployment.
Names	Space Transportation System-46
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	Loren Shriver Andrew M. Allen Claude Nicollier Marsha Ivins Jeffrey A. Hoffman Franklin Chang Díaz Franco Malerba
Start of mission
Launch date	July 31, 1992, 13:56:48 (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 (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
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 Space Shuttle program ← STS-50 (48) STS-47 (50) →

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