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Mission: | STS-36 |
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| Launch pad: | 39-A |
| Launch: | February 28, 1990,
2:50:22 a.m. EST |
| Landing: | March 4, 1990,
10:08:44 a.m. PST |
| Duration: | 4 days, 10 hours,
18 minutes, 22 seconds |
| Orbit altitude: | 132 nautical miles (245 km) |
| Orbit inclination: | 62.0 degrees |
| Distance traveled: | 1,920,000 mi
3090 Mm (approx.) |
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STS-32 |
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STS-31 |
was a
Space Shuttle mission by
NASA using the
Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' . It was the 34th mission, and carried a payload for the
U.S. Department Of Defense (believed to have been a
Misty Reconnaissance Satellite ). It was the 6th flight for ''Atlantis''.
- 19,600? kg Payload Advanced KH-11 photo-reconnaissance satellite
- 198 km
- 204 km
- 62°
- 88.5 min
Department of Defense mission. Classified payload.
It has been reported that STS-36 deployed an Advanced KH-11 photo-reconnaissance satellite that used an all-digital imaging system to return pictures. The satellite was placed into a low earth orbit with a high-inclination to the equator to allow coverage of most of the Earth's surface. The KH-11 series is a digital imaging photo- reconnaissance satellite with both visual and infrared sensors.
set for classified window lying within launch period extending from 12 midnight to 4 a.m. EST. Launch Weight: Classified.
Atlantis landed at 10:08 a.m. PST on lakebed runway 23 ending the STS-36 Department of Defense mission. The total distance the orbiter rolled out was 7,900 feet (2.41 km). Atlantis was towed to the Mate Demate Device by about 3 p.m. PST.
About 62 dings in the tiles were counted by the debris team. Tile engineers reported that only one tile may have to be replaced. The brakes and tires performed nominally. Drops of hydraulic fluid were observed in the right main landing gear wheel well, the liquid hydrogen 17-inch (430 mm) disconnect cavity and possibly around two of the main engines.
