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STS-32

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STS-32
Columbia retrieves the Long Duration Exposure Facility.
NamesSpace Transportation System-32
STS-32R
Mission typeSyncom IV-F5 satellite deployment
LDEF satellite retrieval
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1990-002A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.20409Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration10 days, 21 hours, 36 seconds
Distance travelled7,258,096 km (4,509,972 mi)
Orbits completed172
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia
Launch mass116,117 kg (255,994 lb)
Landing mass103,571 kg (228,335 lb)
Payload mass12,014 kg (26,486 lb)
Crew
Crew size5
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateJanuary 9, 1990, 12:35:00 (1990-01-09UTC12:35Z) UTC (7:35 am EST)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
ContractorRockwell International
End of mission
Landing dateJanuary 20, 1990, 09:35:36 (1990-01-20UTC09:35:37Z) UTC (1:35:36 am PST)
Landing siteEdwards Air Force Base, Runway 22
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude296 km (184 mi)
Apogee altitude361 km (224 mi)
Inclination28.45°
Period91.10 minutes
Instruments
  • American Flight Echocardiograph (AFE)
  • Characterization of Neurospora Circadian Rhythms (CNCR)
  • Fluid Experiment Apparatus (FEA)
  • Latitude / Longitude Locator (L3)
  • Mesoscale Lightning Experiment (MLE)
  • Protein Crystal Growth (PCG)

STS-32 mission patch

Standing: Ivins, Low and Dunbar
Seated: Brandenstein and Wetherbee
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