STS-64
LITE payload employs lidar, which stands for light detection and ranging, a type of optical radar using laser pulses instead of radio waves to study Earth's atmosphere.Sixty-five groups from 20 countries made validation measurements with ground-based and aircraft instruments to verify LITE data.On the fifth day of the mission, the Shuttle Pointed Autonomous Research Tool for Astronomy-201 (SPARTAN-201) free flyer was released using the Remote Manipulator System arm.Making its second flight on the Shuttle, SPARTAN-201 was designed to collect data about the acceleration and velocity of the solar wind and to measure aspects of the Sun's corona.Middeck experiments included: Biological Research in Canister (BRIC) experiment to investigate effects of spaceflight on plant specimens; Military Application of Ship Tracks (MAST) to take high-resolution imagery of ship tracks and to analyze wake formation and dissipations; Solid Surface Combustion Experiment (SSCE) to supply information on flame propagation over fuels in space; Radiation Monitoring Equipment III (RME III) to measure ionizing radiation; Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment II (SAREX II) to demonstrate feasibility of short-wave radio contacts between orbiter and ground-based amateur radio operators; and Air Force Maui Optical Station (AMOS) test, which required no onboard hardware.
Space Transportation SystemCOSPAR IDSATCAT no.Space ShuttleDiscoveryRichard N. RichardsL. Blaine Hammond, Jr.Jerry M. LinengerSusan J. HelmsCarl J. MeadeMark Charles LeeKennedyLC-39BEdwardsGeocentricLow EarthPerigee altitudeApogee altitudeInclinationPeriodSpace Shuttle programSTS-65STS-68Kennedy Space CenterFloridaEdwards Air Force BasePositionMark C. LeeIndonesiaMir space stationAdvanced Crew Escape SuitLaunch Entry SuitList of human spaceflightsList of Space Shuttle missionsOutline of space scienceNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationWayback MachineSpace Shuttle DiscoverySTS-41-DSTS-51-ASTS-51-CSTS-51-DSTS-51-GSTS-51-ISTS-26STS-29STS-33STS-31STS-41STS-39STS-48STS-42STS-53STS-56STS-51STS-60STS-63STS-70STS-82STS-85STS-91STS-95STS-96STS-103STS-92STS-102STS-105STS-114STS-121STS-116STS-120STS-124STS-119STS-128STS-131STS-133Steven F. Udvar-Hazy CenterWashington, D.C.Destiny in SpaceU.S. Space Shuttle missions(crews)Approach and Landing TestsSTS-41-BSTS-41-CSTS-41-GSTS-51-BSTS-51-FSTS-51-JSTS-61-ASTS-61-BSTS-61-CSTS-51-LSTS-27STS-30STS-28STS-34STS-32STS-36STS-38STS-35STS-37STS-40STS-43STS-44STS-45STS-49STS-50STS-46STS-47STS-52STS-54STS-55STS-57STS-58STS-61STS-62STS-59STS-66STS-67STS-71STS-69STS-73STS-74STS-72STS-75STS-76