STS-59 (Endeavour)

 1994-020A

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STS-59 was the first Shuttle Radar Lab mission. The successful SIR payload from STS-2 was augmented as SIR-C and accompanied by the new X-SAR X-band radar, used in the first of two flights to map the Earth using radar. One out of the 18 C-band radar panels failed. X-SAR had some activation troubles but then operated well. A secondary payload, MAPS, monitored chemicals tracing air pollution.

2919 kg RCS and 3292 kg of OMS prop were used, with 1489 kg of PRSD consumables.

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STS-59 Crew

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• Commander Sidney M. Gutierrez, Col. USAF

• Pilot Kevin P. Chilton, Col. USAF

• Payload Commander/MS3 Linda Godwin, Ph.D, NASA

• Mission Specialist 1 Jay Apt, Ph.D., NASA

• Mission Specialist 2 M. Richard Clifford, LtCol USAF

• Mission Specialist 4 Thomas D. Jones, Ph.D., NASA

 

 

STS-59
Date	Time	Event	Orbit
1994 Mar 14		Tow to VAB
1994 Apr 9	1105:00	Launch from LC39A
	1107:06	T+2:06 SRB sep
	1113:34	MECO	87.28 51 x 228 x 57.0 (OMS dV)
	1113:53	ET sep
	1140:10	OMS 2 1:40 50m/s
	1141:50	OMS-2 complete
	1200		88.95 217 x 228 x 57.0
	1233	PLBD open
	1510:00	RCS orbit trim 13s 1m/s
1994 Apr 10	1204:00	RCS trim 15s 1m/s
1994 Apr 11			88.88 211 x 226 x 57.0
1994 Apr 12	1130	RCS trim 14s 1m/s
1994 Apr 12	2100		88.82 210 x 222 x 57.0
1994 Apr 14	1346	RCS trim 13s 1m/s
1994 Apr 14	0331		88.80 209 x 221 x 57.0
1994 Apr 14	1300		88.76 206 x 220 x 57.0
1994 Apr 19	1214	PLBD closed	88.63 202 x 211 x 57.0
1994 Apr 19	1550	Landing waveoff
	1639	PLBD open
1994 Apr 20	1352	PLBD closed
	1600:35	OMS deorbit (2:15) 72m/s	-24 x 205 x 57.0
	1602:50	OMS DO complete
	1622:11	Entry interface
	1654:30	Landed RW22 EAFB
	1654:43	Chute out
	1654:45	NGTD
	1655:23	Wheels stop
1994 Apr 29		SCA to Biggs
1994 Apr 30		SCA to Dyess, then Little Rock
1994 May 2		SCA to KSC