![]() Atlantis deploys a Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite. | |
Names | Space Transportation System-44 |
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Mission type | DSP satellite deployment |
Operator | NASA |
COSPAR ID | 1991-080A |
SATCAT no. | 21795![]() |
Mission duration | 6 days, 22 hours, 50 minutes, 43 seconds |
Distance travelled | 4,651,112 km (2,890,067 mi) |
Orbits completed | 110 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Atlantis |
Launch mass | 117,766 kg (259,630 lb) |
Landing mass | 87,919 kg (193,828 lb) |
Payload mass | 20,240 kg (44,620 lb) |
Crew | |
Crew size | 6 |
Members | |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | November 24, 1991, 23:44:00 UTC (6:44 pm EST) |
Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
Contractor | Rockwell International |
End of mission | |
Landing date | December 1, 1991, 22:34:43 UTC (2:34:43 pm PST) |
Landing site | Edwards, Runway 5 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Perigee altitude | 363 km (226 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 371 km (231 mi) |
Inclination | 28.45° |
Period | 91.90 minutes |
Instruments | |
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![]() STS-44 mission patch ![]() Standing: Voss, Hennen and Runco Seated: Henricks, Gregory and Musgrave |
STS-44 was a NASA Space Shuttle mission using Atlantis that launched on November 24, 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) space mission.