Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 146

STS-45

Atlantis (11)

USA

 Patch STS-45 Patch ATLAS-1

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  24.03.1992
Launch time:  13:13 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-A
Altitude:  296 km
Inclination:  57,0°
Landing date:  02.04.1992
Landing time:  11:23 UT
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)

walkout photo

 STS-45 crew

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Bolden  Charles Frank, Jr. "Charlie"  CDR 3 8d 22h 09m  143 
2 USA  Duffy  Brian  PLT 1 8d 22h 09m  143 
3 USA  Sullivan  Kathryn Dwyer  MSP 3 8d 22h 09m  143 
4 USA  Leestma  David Cornell  MSP 3 8d 22h 09m  143 
5 USA  Foale  Colin Michael  MSP 1 8d 22h 09m  143 
6 Belgium  Frimout  Dirk Dries David Damiaan  PSP 1 8d 22h 09m  143 
7 USA  Lichtenberg  Byron Kurt  PSP 2 8d 22h 09m  143 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Bolden
2  Duffy
3  Sullivan
4  Leestma
5  Foale
6  Frimout
7  Lichtenberg
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Bolden
2  Duffy
3  Foale
4  Leestma
5  Sullivan
6  Frimout
7  Lichtenberg

Backup Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job
6 USA  Lampton  Michael Logan  PSP
7 USA  Chappell  Charles Richard  PSP
Crew STS-45 (prime and backup PSP)

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Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC).

First mission of Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS-01) on Spacelab-pallets; photographic work; the pilots had to fly more than 250 manoeuvres to bring Atlantis in the right position for the different experiments.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle ATLAS-1
STS-45 rollout STS-45 launch
ATLAS-1 traditional in-flight photo STS-45
STS-45 landing  
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