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1991 · Lockheed Space Operations Company

STS-48

successSpace Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48

STS-48 was the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The flight was also the first to test an electronic still camera in space, a modified Nikon F4.

Overview

Date / time
September 12, 1991 at 11:11 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Mission
STS-48
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle →
Launch provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company →

Payloads deployed · 2

STS 48
LEO
UARS
LEO