Human Spaceflights

International Flight-No. 166

STS-59

Endeavour (6)

USA

 STS-59 patch Patch STS-59 SRL-1

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Launch, orbit and landing data

Launch date:  09.04.1994
Launch time:  11:05 UT
Launch site:  Cape Canaveral (KSC)
Launch pad:  39-A
Altitude:  224 km
Inclination:  57°
Landing date:  20.04.1994
Landing time:  16:55 UT
Landing site:  Edwards AFB

walkout photo

 STS-59 crew

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Crew

No.   Surname Given names Job Flight No. Duration Orbits
1 USA  Gutierrez  Sidney McNeill "Sid"  CDR 2 11d 05h 49m  183 
2 USA  Chilton  Kevin Patrick "Chily"  PLT 2 11d 05h 49m  183 
3 USA  Apt  Jerome "Jay"  MSP 3 11d 05h 49m  183 
4 USA  Clifford  Michael Richard Uram "Rich"  MSP 2 11d 05h 49m  183 
5 USA  Godwin  Linda Maxine  MSP 2 11d 05h 49m  183 
6 USA  Jones  Thomas David  MSP 1 11d 05h 49m  183 

Crew seating arrangement

Launch
1  Gutierrez
2  Chilton
3  Apt
4  Clifford
5  Godwin
6  Jones
Space Shuttle cockpit
Landing
1  Gutierrez
2  Chilton
3  Godwin
4  Clifford
5  Apt
6  Jones

Flight

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

Mission "Space Radar Laboratory" (SRL-1); radar images of the Earth and Earth observations photography (more than 14,000 still photographs); experiments in the areas of biology and physics.

Photos / Drawings

Space Shuttle STS-59 on launch pad
STS-59 launch SRL-1
traditional in-flight photo STS-59 STS-59 landing
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Last update on March 23, 2009.

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