1992-070A
STS-52 was launched on 1992 Oct 22 with the Italian LAGEOS-2 geodetic satellite and the USMP-1 cargo bay microgravity payload.
The IRIS sunshade was opened at 1334 on Oct 23 and spinup began at 1338. The IRIS/Lageos/LAS spacecraft was deployed at 1357:20.
On Oct 24 the Canadian Target Assembly was unberthed for a simulation of Space Station PIT (Pre Integrated Truss) assembly and the Space Vision System. On Oct 29 the CTA was again unberthed by the RMS. At about 1250 the astronauts hit a problem when the RMS refused to reberth the CTA while running in single joint mode. It was finally reberthed at 1325. The next day it was taken out again for the SVS-9, 5, 6 tests.
On Oct 30, the orbit was lowered again. In the OMS-6 burn, the left engine was used using fuel from the right pod, the first time such a crossfeed had been used since it was tested on STS-2 in 1981.
- Commander James D. Wetherbee, Cdr. USN
- Pilot Michael A. Baker, Capt USN
- Mission Specialist 1 C. Lacy Veach, NASA
- Mission Specialist 2 William M. Shepherd, Capt. USN
- Mission Specialist 3 Tamara E. Jernigan, PhD., NASA
- Payload Specialist 1 Steven Glenwood MacLean, PhD., CSA
STS-52 Crew
| STS-52 | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Sep 21 | VAB/1 | ||
| 1992 Sep 26 | Rollout | LC39B | |
| 1992 Oct 22 | 1709:32 | main engine ignition | |
| 1709:39 | Launch | LC39B | |
| 1711:42 | SRB sep | ||
| 1718:11 | MECO | 88.22 69 x 303 x 28.5 (OMS dV) | |
| 1718:29 | ET Sep | ||
| 1719:30? | RCS burn for ET photo DTO 312 | ||
| 1749:34 | OMS 2 2:17 68m/s | 90.58 301 x 303 x 28.46 | |
| 1751:52 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 1838 | PLBD open | ||
| 1992 Oct 23 | RMS uncradle | ||
| 1357:24 | Lageos deploy | ||
| 1412:07 | OMS-3R (16s) sep 4m/s | ||
| 1610 | RMS cradle | ||
| 1628:03 | OMS-4R lower orbit 13s 3m/s | ||
| 1714:38 | OMS-5L lower orbit 31s 8m/s | 90.30 285 x 293 x 28.5 | |
| 1715:10 | OMS-5 CO | ||
| 1992 Oct 24 | 2015? | RMS grapple CTA | |
| 2039 | RMS unberth CTA | ||
| 2047 | RMS reberth CTA | ||
| 2048.15 | RMS unberth CTA | ||
| 2210:25 | RMS reberth CTA | ||
| 2212:20 | RMS unberth CTA | ||
| 2217? | RMS reberth CTA | ||
| 2220? | RMS ungrapple CTA | ||
| 2229 | RMS berthed | ||
| 1992 Oct 25 | 2330 | 90.31 285 x 293 x 28.46 | |
| 1992 Oct 29 | 1021 | RMS grapple CTA | 90.32 285 x 294 x 28.5 |
| 1021 | RMS unberth CTA | ||
| 1211 | Berthing in progress? | ||
| 1250? | CTA reberth problem | ||
| 1325 | RMS reberth CTA; relatch 1338 | ||
| 1357 | RMS ungrapple CTA | ||
| 1409 | RMS recradle | ||
| 2100 | 90.31 285 x 294 x 28.46 | ||
| 1992 Oct 30 | RMS uncradle | ||
| RMS grapple CTA | |||
| RMS unberth CTA | |||
| 1230? | RMS reberth CTA | ||
| RMS ungrapple CTA | |||
| 1308:55 | OMS 6L (1:30) 22m/s lower orbit | 211 x 283 x 28.5 | |
| 1310:25 | OMS 6 CO | ||
| 1355:39 | OMS 7L 1:23 22m/s | ||
| 1357:02 | OMS 7 CO | ||
| 1411 | 88.76 210 x 216 x 28.5 | ||
| 1605 | RMS uncradle | ||
| 1626 | RMS grapple CTA | ||
| 1629 | RMS unberth CTA (OGLOW) | ||
| 1834 | RMS reberth CTA | ||
| RMS ungrapple CTA | |||
| RMS cradle | |||
| 1992 Oct 31 | RMS uncradle | ||
| 0854 | RMS grapple CTA | 88.73 208 x 215 x 28.5 | |
| 0857 | RMS unberth CTA | ||
| 1006 | RMS deploy CTA | ||
| RCS sep burn | |||
| RCS sep 2 | |||
| 1048 | RCS sep 3 | ||
| 1245 | RMS recradle | 88.73 207 x 215 x 28.5 | |
| 2100 | 88.71 206 x 214 x 28.46 | ||
| 1992 Nov 1 | 0830 | USMP-1 deactivate | |
| 1032 | PLBD close | ||
| 1311:59 | OMS DO (2:07) 68m/s | ||
| 1314:06 | OMS DO CO | ||
| 1333:52 | Entry interface | ||
| 1405:38 | Gear down | ||
| 1405:52 | Landing | RW33 KSC | |
| 1406:07 | Drag chute deploy | ||
| 1406:11 | NGTD | ||
| 1406:42 | Drag chute jettison | ||
| 1406:53 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1730 | OPF | ||
