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| Crew: 5 | CDR - Kenneth D. Cameron |
| Plt - Stephen S. Oswald | |
| MS 1 - C. Michael Foale (PLC & EV 1)) | |
| MS 2 - Kenneth D. Cockrell (EV 2) | |
| MS 3 - Ellen Ochoa | |
| Launch | 8 April 1993 @ 0129:00.043 EDT |
| Orbital incl: | 57.00 |
| Max alt: | 302.6 km. |
| Orbits: | 147 |
| Dur: | 9:06:08:19 |
| Landing: | 17 April 1993 @ 0737:19 EDT |
| Launch Window: | 2 hour, 28 minutes (1:29 - 3:57 am EDT) |
| TAL Sites: | Zaragoza |
| AOA site: | White Sands, NM (NOR - Northrup Strip) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 7:33 am EDT, 16 April) |
| Landing Speed: | 206 knots (237 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 9,519' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,500,815 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 236,659 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 206,855 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 16,406 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | Same |
| Special mission kits: | EMU's, SORG Galley, teleprinter, TAGS, PSA, Thermal Impulse Printer, Camcorders (inc. Mini-CCD TV cameras on the MPESS), Sleep Stations (bunks), MAR, Ergometer/Rowing Machines as well as 5 laptop computers and RMS-201 |
| ATLAS-02 - Pallet & Igloo (7 expirements). Mass - 8,360 lbs | ATMOS (N009), MAS (E004), SSBUV, ACRIM (N008), SOLCON (E021), SOLSPEC (E016) & SUSIM (N007) - see STS-45 for expirements |
| SPARTAN-201 - 1993-023B. Mass - 2,842 lbs | Retrievable payload mounted on an MPESS with support equipemnt (mass: 2,425 lbs). SWGE (Solar Wind Generation Experiment) Spartan has two experiments - White Light Coronograph (WLC) and the Ultraviolet Coronal Spectrometer (UVVCS) |
| SSBUV-A & ITEPC (Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter) | DSO 485 (Inter-Mars TEPC) - The first DSO to be conducted in the Payload Bay |
| Mid-deck | SUVE (Solar Ultraviolet Experiment, carried in a GAS canister, AMOS (see STS-29), HERCULES (see STS-53), CREAM (see STS-48), RME-III (see STS-8 & 51A), CMIX-2 (see STS-52), STL-3 (see STS-45), PARE-03A & 3B (see STS-48) & SAREX-II Configuration D (see STS-37). Call signs: Cameron - N5AWP, Cockrell - KB5UAH, Foale - KB5UAC, & Ochoa - KB5TZZ. Also: Educational Activities - "Atmospheric Detective" DSO-802. Note: The ODERACS II payload was pulled prior to flight (see STS-53 & STS-60) |
| SSME's: | 2024 (1) - 6th use, 2033 (2) - 3rd use, 2018 (3) - 10th use. At Tower Clear 104% |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-01/106 - Pod & Motor both 19th use & RP-03/114 - Pod 17th use, Motor 10th use. |
| ET: | ET-54 (LWT-47) |
| SRB's: | BI-058 (RSRM-31) - Set successfully recovered |
| Left - 360 LO 31A | Right - 360 LO 31B | |||
| 42 | ? | Fwd | ? | 42 |
| 41 | ? | Cyl | ? | TEM7 |
| 42 | ? | Cyl | ? | 42 |
| 39 | ? | Cyl | ? | 41 |
| New | ? | Cyl | ? | 41 |
| 41 | ? | Cyl | ? | 42 |
| 41 | ? | Cyl | ? | 41 |
| New | ? | Att | ? | 42 |
| New | ? | Stf | ? | 42 |
| New | ? | Stf | ? | 42 |
| New | ? | Aft | ? | 43 |
| 3 November 1992 | ET-54 arrives on dock KSC |
| 19 December 1992 | OV-103 returns to OPF-3 following Mission-52/STS-53 |
| 8 February 1993 | ATLAS-2 payload inserted into cargo bay while orbiter is in the OPF as with SPARTAN the next day |
| 10 February 1993 | ET-54/SRB mate in VAB High Bay |
| 2 March 1993 | OV-103 rollover from OPF-3 to VAB High Bay for stacking the next day |
| 15 March 1993 | Stack rollout to Pad 39B |
| 18 March 1993 | TCDT countdwon dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard |
| 2 April 1993 | Astronaut arrival KSC at 11:20 pm |
| 3 April 1993 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 5 am EST, resumed after scrub at 6:29 pm 6 April at T-26 hours |
| 8 April 1993 | Launch |
| 17 April 1993 | Landing at KSC/SLF (No ferry flight) |