Description
Tenth Columbia flight. Deployed Syncom IV-5 (Reimbursable – DOD), a geostationary communications satellite also known as Leasat, for the U.S. Navy. Also retrieved the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) deployed on STS 41-C on April 6, 1984. Landed January 20, 1990 at Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Mission Duration: 261 hours 0 minutes 37 seconds. Launch Date: January 9, 1990. Launch Vehicle: Columbia. Crew: Commander – Daniel C. Brandenstein, Pilot – James D. Wetherbee, Mission Specialists – Bonnie J. Dunbar, Marsha S. Ivins, G. David Low. Iron-on. 4" diameter.
