STS-5 (5)

COLUMBIA (5)

Pad 39-A (17)

5th Shuttle mission

5th Flight OV-102

Crew:

Vance D. Brand (2), Commander

Robert F. Overmyer (1), Pilot

Joseph P. Allen (1), Mission Specialist

William B. Lenoir (1), Mission Specialist

Milestones:

OPF - July 16, 1982

VAB - Sept 9, 1982

PAD - Sept 21, 1982

Payload:

ANIK-C3,SBS-C

Mission Objectives:

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Launch:

November 11, 1982, 7:19:00am EST. Launch proceeded as scheduled with no delays. Launch Weight: 247,113 lbs.

Orbit:

Altitude: 184nm

Inclination: 28.5 degrees

Orbits: 81

Duration: Five days, two hours, 14 minutes 26 seconds.

Distance: 2,110,849 miles

Hardware:

SRB: BI-005

SRM: 005SW(SPM)

ET : 6/SWT-5

MLP: 1

SSME-1: SN-2007

SSME-2: SN-2006

SSME-3: SN-2005

Landing:

November 16, 1982, 6:33:26 a.m. PST, Runway 22. Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Rollout distance: 9,553 feet. Rollout time 63 seconds. Orbiter returned to KSC Nov. 22, 1982. Landing Weight: 202,480 lbs.

Mission Highlights:

First Shuttle operational mission deployed two commercial com- munications satellites, ANIK C-3 for TELESAT Canada and SitS- C for Satellite Business Systems. Each equipped with Payload Assist Module-D (PAM-D) solid rocket motor, which fired about 45 minutes after deployment, placing each satellite into highly elliptical orbit. One Get Away Special and three Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) experiments conducted. First scheduled space walk in Shuttle program canceled due to malfunction of space suit.

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