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| Crew: 5 | CDR - John H. Casper |
| Plt - Donald R. McMonagle | |
| MS 1 - Mario Runco, Jr. (EV 2) | |
| MS 2 - Gregory J. Harbaugh (EV 1) | |
| MS 3 - Susan J. Helms (IV 1) | |
| Launch | 13 January 1993 @ 0859:29.953 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 28.47 |
| Max alt: | 331.5 km. |
| Orbits: | 96 |
| Dur: | 5:23:38:17 |
| Landing: | 19 January 1993 @ 0837:47 EST |
| Launch Window: | 4 hours (8:52 am - 12:52 pm EST) Limited to 2 hr., 30 min. "Crew on back" constraint |
| TAL Sites: | Banjul, Gambia (Alternates: Ben Guerir) |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB (Alternates: KSC and WS) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 8:31 am EST 19 January) |
| Landing Speed: | 205 knots (236 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 8,700' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,522,692 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 259,264 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 197,778 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 46,643 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 9,068 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | 3 EMU's (one spare), teleprinter, TAGS, PSA's, SORG Galley, new EDO toliet, MADS, Rowing Machine, 2 Laptops, Modem & Interim Printer unit, Camcorders, Bridge Clamp, Airlock Stowage Bag, MUP, new TEAC 8 mm VTR and no RMS |
| TDRS-F/IUS-#13 - 1993-003B | Deployed mass - 38,246 lbs. TDRS mass - 5,586 lbs. |
| DXS | Diffuse X-ray Spectrometer - mass: 2,625 lbs |
| EVA-1 - 17 January (Harbaugh & Runco) | Duration - 4 hours, 28 minutes |
| Mid-deck | CHROMEX (see STS-29R), PARE-2 (see STS-41/PSE), SSCE (see STS-41) & Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus (CGBA) - see STS-50 (28 expirements) |
| SSME's: | 2019 (1) - 11th use, 2033 (2) - 2nd use, 2018 (3) - 9th use |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-03/105 - Pod 14th use, Motor 12th use & RP-04/108 - Pod 10th use, Mortor 14th use |
| ET: | ET-51 (LWT-44) |
| SRB's: | BI-056 (RSRM-29) - Set successfully recovered |
| Left - 360 LO 29A | Right - 360 LO 29B | |||
| 40 | ? | Fwd | ? | 41 |
| TEM5 | ? | Cyl | ? | 40 |
| 40 | ? | Cyl | ? | New |
| 37 | ? | Cyl | ? | 39 |
| 28 | ? | Cyl | ? | 40 |
| 38 | ? | Cyl | ? | 39 |
| New | ? | Cyl | ? | 40 |
| 39 | ? | Att | ? | 40 |
| 39 | ? | Stf | ? | 40 |
| New | ? | Stf | ? | 41 |
| 39 | ? | Aft | ? | 40 |
| 21 August 1992 | ET-51 arrives on dock KSC |
| 20 September 1992 | OV-105 returns to OPF-1 following Mission-50/STS-47 |
| 5 November 1992 | ET-51/SRB mate in VAB High Bay |
| 17 November 1992 | DSX Instrument installed into OV-105 payload bay while in the OPF |
| 21 November 1992 | OV-105 rollover from OPF-1 to VAB High Bay for stacking the next day |
| 3 December 1992 | Stack rollout to Pad 39B |
| 4 December 1992 | TDRS-F/IUS installed into OV-105 while on Pad 39B |
| 16 December 1992 | TCDT countdown dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard |
| 10 January 1993 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 1 pm EST and astronaut arrival KSC |
| 13 January 1993 | Launch |
| 19 January 1993 | Landing at KSC/SLF (No ferry flight) OV-105 returned to OPF-1 the same day |