May 7, 1992 at 11:40 PM UTC
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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May 7, 1992 at 11:40 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · 28.6271, -80.6210
STS-49 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour. The primary goal of its nine-day mission was to retrieve an Intelsat VI satellite (Intelsat 603, which failed to leave low earth orbit two years before), attach it to a new upper stage, and relaunch it to its intended geosynchronous orbit. After several attempts, the capture was completed with a three-person extra-vehicular activity (EVA).
Mission media
STS-49, Endeavour's first launch & landing (5-7-92)
Full video recordHeight
56.1 m
Diameter
8 m
LEO capacity
27,500 kg
Successful launches
133
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The John F. Kennedy Space Center, located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of NASA's ten field centers. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology. Launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 and managed by KSC. Located on the east coast of Florida, KSC is adjacent to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
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