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{{Infobox Space mission | {{Infobox Space mission | ||
| mission_name = STS-3V | | mission_name = STS-3V | ||
| − | | insignia = | + | | insignia = Shuttle Patch.svg |
| shuttle = Constitution | | shuttle = Constitution | ||
| − | | launch_pad = SLC-6 | + | | launch_pad = [[Wikipedia:Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6|SLC-6]] |
| launch = June 30, 2009, 21:00:00 UTC | | launch = June 30, 2009, 21:00:00 UTC | ||
| landing = June 31, 2009, 01:30:45 UTC | | landing = June 31, 2009, 01:30:45 UTC | ||
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| inclination = 90° | | inclination = 90° | ||
| orbits = 3 | | orbits = 3 | ||
| − | | distance = 75,477 miles (125,795 km) | + | | period = 90 minutes |
| + | | distance = 75,477 miles<br>(125,795 km) | ||
| crew_photo = | | crew_photo = | ||
| crew_caption = | | crew_caption = | ||
| − | | previous = [[STS-2V]] [[Image: | + | | previous = [[STS-2V]] [[Image:2V.png |35px|STS-2V]] |
| − | | next = [[STS-4V]] [[Image: | + | | next = [[STS-4V]] [[Image:Shuttle Patch.svg |35px|STS-4V]] |
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''STS-3V''' was the first flight of the [[Space Shuttle Constitution|Space Shuttle ''Constitution'']], launched on June 30 2009. ''Constitution'' orbited the earth | + | '''STS-3V''' was the first flight of the [[Space Shuttle Constitution|Space Shuttle ''Constitution'']], launched on June 30 2009. ''Constitution'' orbited the earth three times in this four and a half hour mission. It was the first unmanned test flight of an American Space Shuttle, and tested a variety of improvements over previous orbiter designs. This was also the first test of a fully automatic landing system for the Space Shuttle program. The mission is also noted for launching with the [[Wikipedia:Stanley Cup|Stanley Cup]] aboard. |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [http://lafayetteinc.com/images/3/33/CupWiki.jpg Misadventures of the Stanley Cup] | ||
| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The ISA homepage] | ||
| + | * [http://lafayetteinc.com/index.php?title=Main_Page The ISA's STS-3V page] | ||
| + | {{Space Shuttle Constitution}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Space Shuttle missions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:28, 4 June 2011
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| Mission name | STS-3V | ||||
| Space shuttle | Constitution | ||||
| Launch pad | SLC-6 | ||||
| Launch date | June 30, 2009, 21:00:00 UTC | ||||
| Landing | June 31, 2009, 01:30:45 UTC | ||||
| Mission duration | 04:30:45 | ||||
| Number of orbits | 3 | ||||
| Orbital period | 90 minutes | ||||
| Orbital altitude | 191 miles (307 km) | ||||
| Orbital inclination | 90° | ||||
| Distance traveled | 75,477 miles (125,795 km) | ||||
| Related missions | |||||
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STS-3V was the first flight of the Space Shuttle Constitution, launched on June 30 2009. Constitution orbited the earth three times in this four and a half hour mission. It was the first unmanned test flight of an American Space Shuttle, and tested a variety of improvements over previous orbiter designs. This was also the first test of a fully automatic landing system for the Space Shuttle program. The mission is also noted for launching with the Stanley Cup aboard.
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