Mark N. Brown
American - ( NASA)
Retired
Date of Birth: Nov. 18, 1951
Age: 69
Mark Neil Brown is an American engineer, retired Colonel in the United States Air Force and former NASA astronaut.
Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28
United Space Alliance | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m.
Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-48
United Space Alliance | USAKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Sept. 12, 1991, 11:11 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission: Earth Science
STS-48 was the thirteenth mission of the Space Shuttle Discovery and its primary purpose was to launch the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. The flight was also the first to test an electronic still camera in space, a modified Nikon F4.
Low Earth Orbit
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Atlas V 421
SBIRS GEO-5
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAFifth geosynchronous satellite of the Space Based Infrared System program (SBIRS), providing capabilities for early missile warning and missile defen…
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink 26 & Rideshare
Launch Complex 39A - Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAA batch of 52 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system. Two rideshare satellites a…
Electron
Running Out of Toes
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A - Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandThis was the 20th launch of Electron rocket. It carried two Earth imaging microsatellites for BlackSky's constellation which were lost due to a launc…
Falcon 9 Block 5
Starlink 27
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral, FL, USAA batch of 60 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 2
Yaogan-30-08
Launch Complex 3 ( LC-3 ) ( LA-1 ) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaThe Yaogan-30 is a series of military remote sensing satellites which are launched in triplets. The satellites are spaced by 120° in their orbit.
