LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu May 07 1992
Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-49
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Type
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Rocket Details
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Space ShuttleDescription:
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- STS-49 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite (Intelsat 603, which failed to leave low earth orbit two years before), attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit. After several attempts, the capture was completed with a three-person extra-vehicular activity (EVA).
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39B