STS-46

Atlantis (12)

USA

Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:	31.07.1992
Launch time:	13:56 UT
Launch site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:	39-B
Altitude:	426 km
Inclination:	28,45°
Landing date:	08.08.1992
Landing time:	13:11 UT
Landing site:	Cape Canaveral (KSC)

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Crew

No.	Surname	Given name	Job	Flight No.	Duration	Orbits
1	Shriver	Loren James	CDR	3	7d 23h 15m	127
2	Allen	Andrew Michael "Andy"	PLT	1	7d 23h 15m	127
3	Nicollier	Claude	MSP	1	7d 23h 15m	127
4	Ivins	Marsha Sue	MSP	2	7d 23h 15m	127
5	Hoffman	Jeffrey Alan	MSP	3	7d 23h 15m	127
6	Chang-Diaz	Franklin Ramon	MSP	3	7d 23h 15m	127
7	Malerba	Franco Egidio	PSP	1	7d 23h 15m	127

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1	Shriver
2	Allen
3	Nicollier
4	Ivins
5	Hoffman
6	Chang-Diaz
7	Malerba

Landing
1	Shriver
2	Allen
3	Hoffman
4	Ivins
5	Nicollier
6	Chang-Diaz
7	Malerba

Backup Crew

No.		Surname	Given name	Job
7		Guidoni	Umberto	PSP

Flight

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

Deployment of ESA's European Retrievable Carrier (EURECA) was successfull after a few problems; deployment of joint NASA-Italian Space Agency Tethered Satellite System (TSS-1); maximum distance only 860 feet because of jammed tether line; TSS-operations were then stopped and the satellite was succesful stowed for return to Earth; several secondary payloads.

Photos / Drawings

©			Last update on August 31, 2008.