STS-53
STS-53 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission flown in December 1992 as the ninth dedicated Department of Defense Shuttle flight. The crew deployed the classified DOD-1 payload and conducted several NASA and military secondary experiments during a seven-day mission. Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A and landed at Edwards Air Force Base after 116 orbits.
Identity
- Aliases
- STS 53Discovery flight 15DOD-1
- Name
- STS-53
- Slug
- sts-53
- Status
- completed
Details
- Description
- STS-53 was a Space Shuttle Discovery mission flown in December 1992 as the ninth dedicated Department of Defense Shuttle flight. The crew deployed the classified DOD-1 payload and conducted several NASA and military secondary experiments during a seven-day mission. Discovery launched from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A and landed at Edwards Air Force Base after 116 orbits.
- End Date
- 1992-12-09
- Landing Site Id
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- Launch Site Id
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- Outcome
- Completed; Discovery deployed the classified DOD-1 payload and returned safely to Edwards Air Force Base.
- Program
- Space Shuttle
- Start Date
- 1992-12-02
- Vehicle Family Ids
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- Vehicle Id
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-53/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-53
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 6/30/2026, 7:24:04 PM
- Image
- Download
- Updated Time
- 6/30/2026, 7:24:04 PM
Other
- Affiliations
- Organization Id
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- Role
- operator
- Crew
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Commander
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Pilot
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist 1
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist 2
- Astronaut Id
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- Role
- Mission Specialist 3