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STS-5: Mission summary, Crew & Operational status

STS-5 was the fifth NASA Space Shuttle mission and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia. It launched on November 11, 1982, and landed five days later on November 16, 1982. STS-5 was the first Space Shuttle mission to deploy communications satellites into orbit, and the first officially "operational" Space Shuttle mission.

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STS-5 topic overview

The analysis highlights Mission summary, Crew and Operational status as prominent areas in the source structure around STS-5.

Related topics
35
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
41
Extracted relationships
48
Concept neighborhoods
20
Bridge connections
41

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Mission summary · 20 topics
Crew · 6 topics
Overview · 4 topics
Operational status · 2 topics
Wake-up calls · 2 topics
Mission insignia · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
317 km (197 mi)
Contractor
Rockwell International
COSPAR ID
1982-110A
Crew size
4
Distance travelled
3,397,082 km (2,110,849 mi)
Inclination
28.50°

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Crew

Mission summary

Operational status

Mission insignia

Wake-up calls

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How STS-5 connects Entity context

The extracted context around STS-5 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, STS-5 → Anik-C3, Columbia, EST, GAS, Getaway Special, Hughes-built HS-376-series, In, Kennedy Space Center, KSC, McDonnell Douglas PAM-D, November, Satellite Business Systems, SBS-3, Telesat Canada, The, West German-sponsored Another extracted example is STS-5 → Joseph P. Allen, Robert F. Overmyer, Vance D. Brand, William B. Lenoir. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

STS-5

Top relations

related to Mission summary · 16
STS-5 → Anik-C3, Columbia, EST, GAS, Getaway Special, Hughes-built HS-376-series, In, Kennedy Space Center, KSC, McDonnell Douglas PAM-D, November, Satellite Business Systems, SBS-3, Telesat Canada, The, West German-sponsored
Members · 4
STS-5 → Joseph P. Allen, Robert F. Overmyer, Vance D. Brand, William B. Lenoir
related to External links · 4
STS-5 → Archived July, NASA, NSS, Wayback Machine
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-5 → 317 km (197 mi)
Contractor · 1
STS-5 → Rockwell International
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-5 → 1982-110A
Crew size · 1
STS-5 → 4
Distance travelled · 1
STS-5 → 3,397,082 km (2,110,849 mi)
Inclination · 1
STS-5 → 28.50°
Landing date · 1
STS-5 → November 16, 1982, 14:33:26 (1982-11-16UTC14:33:27Z) UTC (6:33:26 am PST)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

space mission shuttle columbia crew operational first lenoir nasa satellites flight brand overmyer november 1982 launch landing sbs-3 pam-d allen

STS-5 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 48 structured relationships around STS-5. Examples in this analysis include STS-5 → Apogee altitude → 317 km (197 mi) and STS-5 → Contractor → Rockwell International. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
STS-5Apogee altitude317 km (197 mi)1.00infobox
STS-5ContractorRockwell International1.00infobox
STS-5COSPAR ID1982-110A1.00infobox
STS-5Crew size41.00infobox
STS-5Distance travelled3,397,082 km (2,110,849 mi)1.00infobox
STS-5Inclination28.50°1.00infobox
STS-5Landing dateNovember 16, 1982, 14:33:26 (1982-11-16UTC14:33:27Z) UTC (6:33:26 am PST)1.00infobox
STS-5Landing mass91,841 kg (202,475 lb)1.00infobox
STS-5Landing siteEdwards, Runway 221.00infobox
STS-5Launch dateNovember 11, 1982, 11:19:00 (1982-11-11UTC11:19Z) UTC (7:19:00 am EST)1.00infobox
STS-5Launch mass112,088 kg (247,112 lb)1.00infobox
STS-5Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-5MembersVance D. Brand1.00infobox
STS-5MembersRobert F. Overmyer1.00infobox
STS-5MembersWilliam B. Lenoir1.00infobox
STS-5MembersJoseph P. Allen1.00infobox
STS-5Mission duration5 days, 2 hours, 14 minutes, 26 seconds1.00infobox
STS-5Mission typeCommunications satellites deployment1.00infobox
STS-5NamesSpace Transportation System-51.00infobox
STS-5OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-5Orbits completed811.00infobox
STS-5Payload mass14,551 kg (32,079 lb)1.00infobox
STS-5Perigee altitude294 km (183 mi)1.00infobox
STS-5Period90.50 minutes1.00infobox
STS-5Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-5RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-5SATCAT no.136501.00infobox
STS-5SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around STS-5 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mission, Shuttle and Space. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • STS-5
    • Mission
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Orbit
    • Columbia
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Flight
    • First
    • Operational
    • Crew
    • Est
  • sts-5
    • Mission
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Orbit
    • Columbia
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Flight
    • First
    • Operational
    • Crew
    • Est
  • space shuttle
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Mission
    • Sts-5
    • First
    • Program
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Columbia
    • Operational
    • Crew
    • Flight
  • space shuttle columbia
    • Shuttle
    • Space
    • Mission
    • Sts-5
    • First
    • Program
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Operational
    • Columbia
    • Crew
    • Flight
  • kennedy space center
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • First
    • Sts-5
    • Program
    • Columbia
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Flight
    • Crew
    • Orbit
    • Sts-4
  • space transportation system
    • Shuttle
    • Mission
    • First
    • Sts-5
    • Program
    • Columbia
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Flight
    • Crew
    • Orbit
    • Sts-4
  • mission summary
    • Space
    • Sts-5
    • Columbia
    • Shuttle
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Flight
    • First
    • Crew
    • Km
    • Mi
    • Minutes
  • mission insignia
    • Space
    • Sts-5
    • Columbia
    • Shuttle
    • Landing
    • Launch
    • Flight
    • First
    • Crew
    • Km
    • Mi
    • Minutes

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For STS-5, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects STS-5 with Mission summary. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
STS-5 — Mission summary · splits 21 ⟂ 21
STS-5 — Crew · splits 35 ⟂ 7
STS-5 — Overview · splits 37 ⟂ 5
STS-5 — Operational status · splits 39 ⟂ 3
STS-5 — Wake-up calls · splits 39 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

STS-5

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples48
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around STS-5 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Mission summary, Crew & Operational status, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — STS-5 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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