[net.columbia] STS-5: Mission Facts

sjb (11/11/82)

Here are the mission facts and figures for STS-5:

Launch:  0719 EST, 11 November, 1982, from pad 39A at KSC
Orbit:  81 orbits at 184 miles altitude
Mission Length:  5 days 2 hours 8 minutes
Landing:  0625 Pacific time, 16 November, 1982
Crew:  Commander Vance D. Brand, Pilot Robert F. Overmyer,
       and mission specialists Dr. William B. Lenoir and
       Dr. Joseph P. Allen
Major Objectives:  The launch of two satellites, one owned by
		   SBS, the other by Telsat of Canada.  Also
		   scheduled is a 3.5 hour spacewalk by Lenoir
		   and Allen.
Next Launch:  Following STS-5, Columbia will be taken out of
	      service for about a year for modifications.
	      The Challenger is scheduled to make its debut
	      on 20 January, 1982.  It will deploy a communications
	      satellite and a relay satellite.