STS-49

STS-49
	Hieb, Akers, and Thuot assist in capturing the Intelsat 603 satellite from its derelict orbit.
Names	Space Transportation System-49
Mission type	Intelsat-603 satellite repair
Operator	NASA
COSPAR ID	1992-026A
SATCAT no.	21963
Mission duration	8 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes, 38 seconds
Distance travelled	5,948,166 km (3,696,019 mi)
Orbits completed	141
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Space Shuttle Endeavour
Launch mass	116,390 kg (256,600 lb)
Landing mass	91,279 kg (201,236 lb)
Payload mass	16,984 kg (37,443 lb)
Crew
Crew size	7
Members	Daniel Brandenstein; Kevin P. Chilton; Richard Hieb; Bruce E. Melnick; Pierre J. Thuot; Kathryn C. Thornton; Thomas Akers;
Start of mission
Launch date	May 7, 1992, 23:40:00 UTC
Rocket	Space Shuttle Endeavour
Launch site	Kennedy Space Center, LC-39B
Contractor	Rockwell International
End of mission
Landing date	May 16, 1992, 20:57:38 UTC
Landing site	Edwards Air Force Base,; Runway 22
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth orbit
Perigee altitude	268 km (167 mi)
Apogee altitude	341 km (212 mi)
Inclination	28.32°
Period	90.60 minutes
Instruments
	Air Force Maui Optical Station (AMOS); Commercial Protein Crystal Growth (CPCG); Ultraviolet Plume Imager (UVPI);
	; STS-49 mission patch; ; Thornton, Melnick, Thuot, Brandenstein, Chilton, Akers, Hieb Space Shuttle program ← STS-45 (46) STS-50 (48) →

STS-49 was NASA's maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which launched on May 7, 1992. 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 the only three-person extravehicular activity (EVA) in space flight history.^[4] It would also stand until STS-102 in 2001 as the longest EVA ever undertaken.

^ "Space Shuttle Missions Summary". NASA. Retrieved February 8, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Space Shuttle Missions Summary" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved February 8, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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[Mission-1] "Space Shuttle Missions Summary". NASA. Retrieved February 8, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[NASASummary-2] "Space Shuttle Missions Summary" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved February 8, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[Report-3] Cite error: The named reference Report was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[FactSheet-4] "Facts about spacesuits and spacewalks". June 3, 2013. Archived from the original on June 3, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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