STS-28
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| Mission Insignia |
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| Mission Statistics |
| Mission: |
STS-28 |
| Shuttle: |
Columbia |
| Launch Pad: |
39-B |
| Launch: |
August 8, 1989, 8:37:00 a.m. EDT. |
| Landing: |
August 13, 1989, 6:37:08 a.m. PDT, Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. |
| Duration: |
5 days, 1 hour, 0 minutes, 8 seconds. |
| Orbit Altitude: |
Classified (although based on miles traveled and number of orbits, this would be between 220 and 380 km) |
| Orbit Inclination: |
57.0 degrees |
| Miles Traveled: |
2,100,000 |
| Crew photo |
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Crew
(1) number of spaceflights each crew member has completed, including this mission.
Mission Parameters
Mission Highlights
Fourth mission dedicated to United States Department of Defense, and first flight of Columbia since mission STS-61-C. Due to the nature of this mission, details are classified. Believed to have deployed two satellites,
possibly including one second-generation Satellite Data
System relay.
It has been reported that STS-28 also deployed an Advanced KH-11 photo-reconnaissance satellite that used an all-digital
imaging system to return pictures. The satellite was placed into a low earth orbit with a high-inclination to the equator to
allow coverage of most of the Earth's surface. The KH-11 series is a digital imaging photo- reconnaissance satellite with both
visual and infrared sensors.
The pioneering Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (OV-102), the first operational reusable spaceship in NASA's fleet, lifted off
from Pad B, Launch Complex 39, KSC, on Aug. 8, 1989. Liftoff time was 8:37 a.m. EDT. It was the 30th flight of the Space Shuttle,
and the first flight of the refurbished Columbia since the 61-C mission on Jan. 12, 1986. Landing was at Edwards AFB, CA, at 9:37
p.m. EDT. The mission lasted for 5 days and 1 hour.
During the flight, the crew shut down a thruster in the reaction control system (RCS) because of indications of a leak. Also,
an RCS heater malfunctioned.
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