Difference between revisions of "STS-3V"

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'''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.
 
'''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.

Revision as of 01:41, 4 February 2010

STS-3V
Mission insignia
Shuttle Patch.svg
Mission statistics
Mission nameSTS-3V
Space shuttleConstitution
Launch padSLC-6
Launch dateJune 30, 2009, 21:00:00 UTC
LandingJune 31, 2009, 01:30:45 UTC
Mission duration04:30:45
Number of orbits3
Orbital period90 minutes
Orbital altitude191 miles (307 km)
Orbital inclination90°
Distance traveled75,477 miles
(125,795 km)
Related missions
Previous mission Next mission
STS-2V STS-2V STS-4V STS-4V

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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