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| Crew: 7 | CDR - Charles F. Bolden |
| Plt - Brian Duffy | |
| MS 1 - Kathryn D. Sullivan (PLC & EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - David C. Leestma (IV 1) | |
| MS 3 - C. Michael Foale (EV 2) | |
| PS 1 - Dirk D. Frimout (ESA) | |
| PS 2 - Byron K. Lichtenberg | |
| Launch | 24 March 1992 @ 0813:40.0481 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 57.00 |
| Max alt: | 302.6 km. |
| Orbits: | 142 |
| Dur: | 8:22:09:25 |
| Landing: | 2 April 1992 @ 0623:05 EST |
13 minutes, 40 seconds due to weather for TAL and RTLS. First attempt on 23 March
cancelled uring propellant loading due to fuel leak. Landed on runway 33, KSC/SLF.
9th KSC landing. Mission extended by one day due to favourable consumables
availability.
| Launch Window: | 2 hour, 30 minutes (8:00 - 10:30 am EST) |
| TAL Sites: | Zaragoza (Alternates Ben Guerir and Moron) |
| AOA site: | White Sands |
| Primary landing site: | KSC. Scheduled 1 April, 6:21 am EST |
| Landing Speed: | 195 knots (224 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 9,217' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,496,035 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 233,650 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 205,042 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 17,683 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 17,683 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | EMU's, Galley, teleprinter, no RMS, Camcorder, SRB C-Band transponders, Sleeping Berths, 2 new Hains IMU's and 1st flight improved APU's |
| ATLAS-01 (Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Scienc) | Mass - 15,100 lbs. 12 Experiments, Atomspheric Science |
| SSBUV-A | Shuttle Solar Backscatter Ultraviolet Experiment |
| Mid-deck | STL-1 (Space Tissue Loss), IPMP-6 (see STS-31R), SAREX-II (see STS-35) - SAREX Call signs: Duffy - N5WQW, Leestma - N5WQC, Frimout - ON1AED, Sullivan - N5YVV, VFT (see STS-44), RME-III-8 (see STS-51A), UVPI (Ultraviolet Plume Instrument - located on the LACE satellite) and Project Inspire - Interactive NASA Space Physics Ionosphere Radio Experiment (Education Exp.) |
| GAS | 1) G-229 - Melt and Regrowth of Gallium Arsenide crystals |
| SSME's: | 2024 (1) - 4th use, 2012 (2) - 13th use, 2028 (3) - 7th use. At Tower Clear 104% |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-01/106 - Pod 8th use, Motor 17th use & RP-01/111 - Pod 8th use, Motor 12th use |
| ET: | ET-44 (LWT-37) |
| SRB's: | BI-049 (RSRM-21) - Set successfully recovered |
| Left - ?A | Right - ?B | |||
| TEM6 | ? | Fwd | ? | 35 |
| 34 | ? | Cyl | ? | 35 |
| 34 | ? | Cyl | ? | 35 |
| 35 | ? | Cyl | ? | 33 |
| 34 | ? | Cyl | ? | 35 |
| TEM4 | ? | Cyl | ? | 34 |
| 35 | ? | Cyl | ? | 32 |
| 35 | ? | Att | ? | TEM6 |
| 35 | ? | Stf | ? | 35 |
| New | ? | Stf | ? | 35 |
| TEM2 | ? | Aft | ? | TEM6 |
| 29 July 1991 | ET-44 arrives on dock KSC |
| 9 December 1991 | OV-104 returns to the OPF Bay 2 following STS-44 |
| 15 January 1992 | SRB stacking completed |
| 22 January 1992 | ET/SRB mating complete |
| 25 January 1992 | Payload installed in the orbiter while in the OPF High Bay 3 |
| 13 February 1992 | OV-104 is rolled over from OPF-2 to the VAB High Bay 3 |
| 19 February 1992 | STS-45 stack rollout out to Pad 39A from the VAB |
| 27 February 1992 | TCDT dress rehersal conducted with teh crew aboard the orbiter |
| 20 March 1992 | Astronaut arrival at KSC, "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown begins at 12 pm EST |
| 24 March 1992 | Launch |
| 2 April 1992 | Landing at KSC and returned to OPF-2 the same day |