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STS-27

STS-27 was a crewed flight launched on December 2, 1988 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 5: Guy Gardner, Jerry L. Ross, Mike Mullane, Robert L. Gibson, William Shepherd.

United Statescrew 51988-106

Flight

Mission
STS-27
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Atlantis (STS-27)
Launch
December 2, 1988 · 14:30 UTC
Landing
December 6, 1988
Duration (Wikidata)
4.4 days
Country
United States
Designator
1988-106A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Dec 6, 1988

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1988-106
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 731 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q568763 (CC0).