STS-44 was a Space Shuttle mission on Atlantis that launched November 24, 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense space mission.
The launch was on November 24, 1991 at 6:44:00 pm EST. A launch set for November 19 was delayed due to replacing and testing a malfunctioning redundant inertial measurement unit on the Inertial Upper Stage booster attached to the Defense Support Program satellite. The launch was reset for November 24 and was delayed 1...
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STS-44 was a Space Shuttle mission on Atlantis that launched November 24, 1991. It was a U.S. Department of Defense space mission.
The launch was on November 24, 1991 at 6:44:00 pm EST. A launch set for November 19 was delayed due to replacing and testing a malfunctioning redundant inertial measurement unit on the Inertial Upper Stage booster attached to the Defense Support Program satellite. The launch was reset for November 24 and was delayed 13 minutes to allow an orbiting spacecraft to pass and to allow external tank liquid oxygen replenishment after minor repairs to a valve in the liquid oxygen replenishment system in the mobile launcher platform. Launch weight was 117,766 kilograms (259,630 lb).
The mission was dedicated to the Department of Defense. The unclassified payload included a Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS), deployed on flight day one. Cargo bay and middeck payloads included the Interim Operational Contamination Monitor...
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