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Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103
Launched 1991-09-12 23:11:04 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
66th
orbital launch attempt in 1991
Lockheed Space Operations Company
5th
launch this year
Launch Complex 39A
3rd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
41 d 8 h
since the pad's previous launch
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.
Launches
65
Successful
64
98%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
56.1m
Diameter
8m
To low Earth orbit
27,500kg
Liftoff thrust
28,200kN
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