STS-54

STS-54

Endeavour deploys the TDRS-F satellite.
Names	Space Transportation System-54
Mission type	TDRS-F satellite deployment Technology research
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	1993-003A
SATCAT no.	22313
Mission duration	5 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes, 17 seconds
Distance travelled	4,025,415 km (2,501,277 mi)
Orbits completed	96
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Space Shuttle Endeavour
Landing mass	92,988 kg (205,003 lb)
Payload mass	18,559 kg (40,916 lb)
Crew
Crew size	5
Members	John Casper Donald R. McMonagle Mario Runco Jr. Gregory J. Harbaugh Susan Helms
Start of mission
Launch date	January 13, 1993, 13:59:30 (January 13, 1993, 13:59:30) UTC (8:59:30 am EST)
Launch site	Kennedy, LC-39B
Contractor	Rockwell International
End of mission
Landing date	January 19, 1993, 13:37:47 (January 19, 1993, 13:37:47) UTC (8:37:47 am EST)
Landing site	Kennedy, SLF Runway 33
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude	302 km (188 mi)
Apogee altitude	309 km (192 mi)
Inclination	28.45 degrees
Period	90.60 minutes
Instruments
Commercial General Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGPA) Chromosome and Plant Cell Division Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer (DXS) Physiological and Anatomical Rodent Experiment (PARE) Space Acceleration Measurement Equipment (SAMS) Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE)
STS-54 mission patch From left: Runco, Casper, McMonagle, Helms and Harbaugh Space Shuttle program ← STS-53 (52) STS-56 (54) →

STS-54 was a NASA Space Transportation System (Space Shuttle) mission using Space Shuttle Endeavour. This was the third flight for Endeavour, and was launched on January 13, 1993 with Endeavour returning to the Kennedy Space Center on January 19, 1993.