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STS-35

STS-35 was the tenth flight of Space Shuttle Columbia, in the 38th shuttle mission. It was devoted to astronomical observations with ASTRO-1, a Spacelab observatory consisting of four telescopes. The mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on December 2, 1990. It was also the first shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster with a crew…

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Apogee altitude
362 km (225 mi)
Contractor
Rockwell International
COSPAR ID
1990-106A
Crew size
7
Distance travelled
6,000,658 km (3,728,636 mi)
Inclination
28.46°

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Landing

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STS-35

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Edges64
Triples119
Avg. degree1.97
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STS-35

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related to Mission highlights · 34
STS-35 → ASTRO-1, BBXRT, Because, Blue Team, Commander Brand, Durrance, Each, Gardner, He, Hoffman, Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope, HUT, Igloo, In, Instrument Pointing System, IPS, Lounge, Observations, Parise, Parker
related to Preparations and launch · 29
STS-35 → April, ASTRO-1, At, BBXRT-01, Broad Band X-ray Telescope, Challenger's, Columbia, Columbia's, Delta FRR, Endeavour, ET, Flight Readiness Review, Following, FRR, Hydrogen, June, Launch, Leakage, March, May
related to External links · 13
STS-35 → Alabama, Archived August, Archived December, Astro-1, Huntsville Archives, Jack, Jones, Jones Collection, NASA, Special Collections Files, The University, Wayback MachineJack, Wayback MachineSTS-35 Video Highlights
related to Extended Duration Orbiter demonstration · 12
STS-35 → Astronaut, Columbia, Development Test Objective, DTO, DTO-634, During STS-35, EDO, Extended Duration Orbiter, Retention System, Space Shuttle, The, Trash Compaction
Members · 7
STS-35 → Guy S. Gardner, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, John M. Lounge, Robert A. Parker, Ronald Parise, Samuel T. Durrance, Vance D. Brand
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-35 → 362 km (225 mi)
Contractor · 1
STS-35 → Rockwell International
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-35 → 1990-106A
Crew size · 1
STS-35 → 7
Distance travelled · 1
STS-35 → 6,000,658 km (3,728,636 mi)

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mission astro-1 shuttle 1990 space launch payload columbia flight system crew orbiter pointing observations hydrogen aft landing brand one december

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STS-35Apogee altitude362 km (225 mi)1.00infobox
STS-35ContractorRockwell International1.00infobox
STS-35COSPAR ID1990-106A1.00infobox
STS-35Crew size71.00infobox
STS-35Distance travelled6,000,658 km (3,728,636 mi)1.00infobox
STS-35Inclination28.46°1.00infobox
STS-35Landing dateDecember 11, 1990, 05:54:09 (1990-12-11UTC05:54:10Z) UTC (9:54:09 pm PST)1.00infobox
STS-35Landing mass102,208 kg (225,330 lb)1.00infobox
STS-35Landing siteEdwards, Runway 221.00infobox
STS-35Launch dateDecember 2, 1990, 06:49:01 (1990-12-02UTC06:49:01Z) UTC (1:49:01 am EST)1.00infobox
STS-35Launch mass121,344 kg (267,518 lb)1.00infobox
STS-35Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
STS-35MembersVance D. Brand1.00infobox
STS-35MembersGuy S. Gardner1.00infobox
STS-35MembersJeffrey A. Hoffman1.00infobox
STS-35MembersJohn M. Lounge1.00infobox
STS-35MembersRobert A. Parker1.00infobox
STS-35MembersSamuel T. Durrance1.00infobox
STS-35MembersRonald Parise1.00infobox
STS-35Mission duration8 days, 23 hours, 5 minutes, 8 seconds1.00infobox
STS-35Mission typeAstronomical observations1.00infobox
STS-35NamesSpace Transportation System-351.00infobox
STS-35OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-35Orbits completed1441.00infobox
STS-35Payload mass12,095 kg (26,665 lb)1.00infobox
STS-35Perigee altitude352 km (219 mi)1.00infobox
STS-35Period91.70 minutes1.00infobox
STS-35Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-35RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-35SATCAT no.209801.00infobox

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