Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 156

STS-56

Discovery (16)

USA

 Patch STS-56 Patch STS-56 ATLAS-2

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  08.04.1993
Launch time:  05:29 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-B
Altitude:  296 km
Inclination:  57°
Landing date:  17.04.1993
Landing time:  11:37 UT
Landing site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
STS-56 crew

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Cameron  Kenneth Donald  CDR 2 9d 06h 08m  148 
2 USA  Oswald  Steven Scot  PLT 2 9d 06h 08m  148 
3 USA  Foale  Colin Michael  MSP 2 9d 06h 08m  148 
4 USA  Cockrell  Kenneth Dale "Taco"  MSP 1 9d 06h 08m  148 
5 USA  Ochoa  Ellen Lauri  MSP 1 9d 06h 08m  148 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Cameron
2  Oswald
3  Foale
4  Cockrell
5  Ochoa
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Cameron
2  Oswald
3  Ochoa
4  Cockrell
5  Foale

Flight

Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing on Cape Canaveral (KSC).

Mission ATLAS-2 in the "Mission to Planet Earth program"; deploying of SPARTAN-201 platform and retrieval after 2 days of freely flight; scientific work (research of Earth atmosphere); radio contacts to schools all over the world and a brief radio contact to the MIR Space Station.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle STS-56 rollout
STS-56 launch SPARTAN
STS-56 ATLAS-2 traditional in-flight photo STS-56
STS-56 landing  
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