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==Mission background==
 
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==External links==
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* [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html The ISA homepage]
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* [http://lafayetteinc.com/index.php?title=Main_Page The ISA's STS-5V page]
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[[Category:Space Shuttle missions]]

Revision as of 20:08, 18 October 2009

STS-5V
Mission insignia
Shuttle Patch.svg
Mission statistics
Mission nameSTS-5V
Space shuttleConstitution
Launch padSLC-7
Launch dateSeptember 15, 2009
10:25 a.m. PDT
(18:25 UTC)
LandingSeptember 17, 2009
11:47 a.m. PDT
(19:47 UTC)
Mission duration2 days, 1 hour, 22 minutes
Number of orbits33
Orbital altitude191 miles (307 km)
Orbital inclination90°
Distance traveledTBD
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STS-4V STS-4V STS-6W/93-J STS-93-J

STS-5V is a flight of the Space Shuttle Constitution, scheduled to fly no earlier than September 15, 2009. The mission will test newly developed systems for the Space Shuttle program, including a new design of External Tank as well as newly designed Liquid Rocket Boosters (LRBs) which are slated to offer better reliability and thrust. The mission will also be the first launch from Space Launch Complex 7 (SLC-7).

Crew

There is no crew currently scheduled for this flight, which is expected to be an unmanned test flight of new Shuttle systems.

Mission parameters

  • Mass: TBD
  • Perigee: TBD
  • Apogee: TBD
  • Inclination: TBD
  • Period: TBD

Mission payload

  • Next Generation Development Flight Instrumentation (NextGen DFI) package

The only scheduled payload for this flight is the NextGen DFI package, which will test the stresses associated with the newly developed LRBs and new design of External Tank.

Alternate payload options

Due to the nature of the flight, there are no plans at this time for a test of remote satellite deployment systems which would allow for a commercial or military satellite payload on the mission.

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