RocketSpace Shuttle
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 22, 1992, 17:09
- Launch designation
- 1992-070
- Mission
- OV-102 Research/Med dep
- Flight name
- Lageos 2/USMP-1
- Vehicle flight ID
- STS-52
- Year
- Launches in 1992
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 39,013 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 111.0 t
- Payloads
- 5
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia (STS-52) | 1992-070ANORAD 22194 | NASA Johnson Space Flight Center | Human spaceflight | 100.0 t | Landed · Nov 1, 1992 |
| Lageos 2 | 1992-070BNORAD 22195 | Italian Space Agency | Geodesy | 405 kg | In orbit |
| CTA | 1992-070CNORAD 22214 | Canadian Space Agency | Technology | 82 kg | Attached to another object · Oct 24, 1992 |
| USMP-1 Fwd | 1992-070 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
| USMP-1 Aft | 1992-070 | NASA Marshall Space Flight Center | — | — | — |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.