STS-48 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
12 Sep 1991, 11:11pm
UTC
Location
Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Spacecraft Stage
Space Shuttle
Crew
John Oliver Creighton
Kenneth S. Reightler Jr.
Mark N. Brown
Charles D. Gemar
James Buchli
Mission
STS-48
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
STS-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.
Available Replays
Live
STS-48 launch & landing (9-12-91)
Updated: Apr 16, 10:45am UTC
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