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STS-28

STS-28 was a crewed flight launched on August 8, 1989 aboard a Space Shuttle from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Crew of 5: Brewster H. Shaw, David Leestma, James C. Adamson, Mark N. Brown, Richard N. Richards.

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Flight

Mission
STS-28
Spacecraft (GCAT)
Columbia (STS-28R)
Launch
August 8, 1989 · 12:37 UTC
Landing
August 13, 1989
Duration (Wikidata)
5.0 days
Country
United States
Designator
1989-061A
Vehicle fate
Landed · Aug 13, 1989

Launch vehicle

Launch record
1989-061
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC39B
Outcome
Success
Initial orbit
— × 8,223 km

Vehicle and launch: GCAT (CC BY 4.0). Mission name, crew, landing and duration: Wikidata Q543828 (CC0).