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STS-26
Crew
Covey
Hauck
Hilmers
Lounge
Nelson
29 September 1988
15:50 GMT.
Duration
: 4.04 days.
Call Sign
: Discovery.
Nation
: USA.
Agency
: NASA.
Launch Site
:
Cape Canaveral
.
Launch Complex
: LC39B.
Launch Vehicle
:
Shuttle
.
LV Configuration
: STS-26R. Program:
STS
. Class:
Manned
.
Type
: Spaceplane.
Spacecraft
:
Discovery
.
Payload
: Discovery F07 / PDP.
Mass
: 21,082 kg.
Perigee
: 301 km.
Apogee
: 306 km.
Inclination
: 28.5 deg.
Period
: 90.6 min. References:
1
,
2
,
5
,
6
,
7
.
STS-26
- STS-26 Discovery, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 103, IUS / TDRS-C deployment
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