Saturday, June 20, 1998

STS-48 (Discovery)

 1991-063A


The STS-48 primary payload was the UARS atmospheric research satellite. On Sep 14, the crew prepared for a contingency spacewalk in case one was needed to complete the UARS deployment - the preparations were called off after the successful deploy.


STS-48 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1991 Jul 26   Tow to VAB/2 
1991 Aug 2   ET mate  VAB/3 
1991 Aug 12   Rollout  LC39A 
1991 Sep 12  2311:04  Launch from LC39A 
 2313:09  SRB sep 
 2314  80 km 
 2319:39  T+8:31 MECO 
 2319:57  ET sep  90.51 53 x 546 x 57.0 (OMS dV) 
 2354:44  OMS-2 4:37 137m/s 
 2359:11  OMS-2 CO  95.42 531 x 546 x 57.0 
1991 Sep 13  0044  PLBD open  95.44 532 x 546 x 57.0 
 2200  Depress cabin to 10.2? 
 2321  RCS orbit raise  95.75 545 x 563 x 57.0 
1991 Sep 14  0010  RCS  96.06 563 x 575 x 57.0 
 0520   96.04 562 x 575 x 57.0 
 2220  RMS grapple UARS  
 2313? RMS unberth UARS 
 2326  UARS in release position
1991 Sep 15  0018  UARS solar arrays out 
 0037  UARS antenna unlatch 

0423:08  RMS deploy UARS 
 0424:32  RCS sep  96.02 562 x 572 x 57.0 
 0434  RCS sep-2 
 0515  RMS stowed 
 2330   95.98 560 x 571 x 57.0 
1991 Sep 16  0131:04  RCS 7s, avoid K955 r/b (MR) 
1991 Sep 16  1200   95.99 560 x 571 x 57.0 
1991 Sep 17  0600   95.99 561 x 571 x 57.0 
1991 Sep 18  0225 PLBD closed  
 0628:14  OMS DO 4:26 157m/s  90.68 48 x 567 x 57.0  
 0632:40  OMS DO CO 
 0707:43  Entry 
 0738:42  Landed 
 0738:53  NGTD 
 0739:31  Wheels stop RW22 EAFB 
1991 Sep 24  1530SCA takeoff  EAFB 
 1720SCA landing  Biggs AAF 
 1845SCA takeoff 
 2130SCA landing  Tinker AFB OK 
1991 Sep 25  1645SCA takeoff 
 2030SCA landing  Columbus AFB MS 
1991 Sep 26  1035SCA takeoff 
 1430SCA landing  KSC SLF 
 1720Tow to OPF/3 

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