Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-48
Space Shuttle
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, September 12, 1991 · 23:11 UTC
Mission
/01STS-48 was the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The flight was also the first to test an electronic still camera in space, a modified Nikon F4.
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Space Shuttle
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608° N, 80.604° W
42
Pad Launches
60
Location Launches
34
Agency Launches
66
Orbital This Year