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STS-56 was a NASA Space Shuttle Discovery mission to perform special experiments. It was Discovery's 16th flight. The mission was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on April 8, 1993.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS-56 | Apogee altitude | 299 km (186 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Contractor | Rockwell International | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | COSPAR ID | 1993-023A | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Crew size | 5 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Distance travelled | 6,202,407 km (3,853,997 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Inclination | 57.00° | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Landing date | April 17, 1993, 11:37:19 (1993-04-17UTC11:37:20Z) UTC (7:37:19 am EDT) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Landing mass | 93,683 kg (206,536 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Landing site | Kennedy, SLF Runway 33 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Launch date | April 8, 1993, 05:29:00 (1993-04-08UTC05:29Z) UTC (1:29 am EDT) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39B | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Members | Kenneth D. Cameron | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Members | Stephen S. Oswald | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Members | Michael Foale | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Members | Kenneth Cockrell | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Members | Ellen Ochoa | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Mission duration | 9 days, 6 hours, 8 minutes, 19 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Mission type | Scientific research | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Names | Space Transportation System-56 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Operator | NASA | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Orbits completed | 148 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Payload mass | 7,026 kg (15,490 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Perigee altitude | 291 km (181 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Period | 90.40 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Reference system | Geocentric orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Regime | Low Earth orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | SATCAT no. | 22621 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-56 | Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery | 1.00 | infobox |
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