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| Crew: 5 | CDR - John H. Casper |
| Plt - Andrew M. Allen | |
| MS 1 - Pierre J. Thuot (EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - Charles D. Gemar (EV 2) | |
| MS 3 - Marsha S. Ivins | |
| Launch | 4 March 1994 @ 0853:00 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 39.01 |
| Max alt: | 305.8 km. |
| Orbits: | 223 |
| Dur: | 13:23:16:41 |
| Landing: | 18 March 1993 @ 0809:41 EST |
| Launch Window: | 2 hours, 30 minutes (8:53 - 11:23 am EST) |
| TAL Sites: | Ben Guerir, Morocco (Alternates: Zaragoza and Moron) |
| AOA site: | Edwards, AFB (Alternates: KSC and WS) |
| Primary landing site: | KSC/SLF (Scheduled: 7:59 am EST, 18 March) |
| Landing Speed: | 211 knots (242 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 10,166' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,519,308 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 256,086 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 226,742 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 19,556 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | Same |
| Special mission kits: | EMU's, SORG Galley, MAR, EDO, N2 Mission Kit, Keel TV Camera, Regenerative CO2 Removal System, 2 TEAC VTR's, 4 Laptops, Pilots had new liquid cooled undergarments in LES suits, ACIP, MADS, PSA, Ergometer, standard WCS, sleeping bags, 5 AFD Stowage containers, 4 CCD CTVC cameras in PLB and RMS-301 |
| USMP-2 - United Staes Microgravity Payload | 5 Expirements. Mounted on 2 MPESS. Mass - 9,606 lbs. |
| OAST-2 - Office of Aeronautics & Space Technology | 8 Expirements. Mounted on MPESS. Mass - 5,789 lbs. |
| DEE - Dexterous End Effector | For grapple by the RMS and mating/grabbling tests with a payload bay mounted test probe. DEE consists of the Magnetic End Effector (MEE), Targeting and Reflective Alignment Concept (TRAC - see STS-37), Force Torque Sensor (FTS), Magnetic Attachment Tool (MAT) and Carrier Latch Assembly (CLA). |
| EDO - Extended Duration Orbiter | On pallet. Mass - 3,600 lbs |
| Cargo Bay | SSBUV-A-3 (see STS-34) & LDCE-2 (see STS-46) |
| Mid-deck | MODE-RFL (see STS-40), AMOS-17 (see STS-29R), PE-4 (see STSS-41), Advanced PCG-1, CPCG-4 (see STS-49), CGBA-3 (see STS-50), APE-B-4 (see STS-27R), PILOT (see STS-61), and Bioreactor Demonstration System (DBS-A) |
| SSME's: | 2031 (1) - 10th use, 2109 (2) - 12th use, 2029 (3) - 9th use. At Tower Clear 104% |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-04/109 - Pod 14th use, Motor 10th use & RP-01/101 - Pod 19th use, Motor 7th use |
| ET: | ET-62 (LWT-55) |
| SRB's: | BI-064 (RSRM-36) - Set successfully recovered |