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STS-5 was the fifth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on November 11, 1982, and landed five days later on November 16, 1982. STS-5 was the first Space Shuttle mission to deploy communications satellites into orbit, and the first officially "operational" Space Shuttle mission.

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
STS-5
Spaceflight.names_list
Space Transportation System-5
Spaceflight.image
SBS-3 with PAM-D stage.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
The SBS-3 satellite with attached PAM-D motor is deployed from Columbia.
Spaceflight.mission_type
Communications satellites deployment
Spaceflight.operator
NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed
81
Spaceflight.crew_size
4
Spaceflight.launch_date
UTC (7:19:00amEST)
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kennedy, LC-39A
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Rockwell International
Spaceflight.landing_date
UTC (6:33:26amPST)
Spaceflight.landing_site
Edwards, Runway22
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Low Earth orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
28.50°
Spaceflight.orbit_period
90.50 minutes
Spaceflight.apsis
gee

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Crew
  • Support crew
  • Crew seat assignments
  • Mission summary
  • Operational status
  • Mission insignia
  • Wake-up calls
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

STS-5 was the fifth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on November 11, 1982, and landed five days later on November 16, 1982. STS-5 was the first Space Shuttle mission to deploy communications satellites into orbit, and the first officially "operational" Space Shuttle mission.

== Crew ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “STS-5” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (2)