STS-48

STS-48 was a Space Shuttle mission that launched on September 12, 1991, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The orbiter was Space Shuttle Discovery on her 13th flight. The primary payload was the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). The mission landed on September 18 at 12:38 a.m. EDT at Edwards Air Force Base on runway 22. The mission was completed in 81 revolutions of the Earth and traveled 3,530,369 km (2,193,670 mi). The 5 astronauts carried out a number of experiments and deployed several satellites. The total launch mass was 108,890 kg (240,060 lb) and the landing mass was 87,440 kg (192,770 lb).

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S48-73-000 - STS-048 - DPLA - fa53836827e14d9d1348b133a96f1475

STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) grappled by OV-103's RMS - DPLA - c02f286d1449d0b84888597e5146a363

STS-48 ESC image of the MODE-01 Fluid Test Article (FTA) on OV-103 middeck - DPLA - 2c987a39f51005b31b2472b6b94479ff

STS-048 shuttle

STS-48 preflight breakfast

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
incident	incident		[[1]]		Wikidata
commons	image		S48-73-000 - STS-048 - DPLA - fa53836827e14d9d1348b133a96f1475		Commons
commons	image		STS-48 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) grappled by OV-103's RMS - DPLA - c02f286d1449d0b84888597e5146a363		Commons
commons	image		STS-48 ESC image of the MODE-01 Fluid Test Article (FTA) on OV-103 middeck - DPLA - 2c987a39f51005b31b2472b6b94479ff		Commons
commons	image		STS-048 shuttle		Commons
commons	image		STS-48 preflight breakfast		Commons