The STS-53 primary
payload, designated DoD-1, is classified and represents the last
major military payload currently planned for the Shuttle fleet.
STS-53 (52) DISCOVERY (15) Pad 39-A (47) 52nd Shuttle Mission 15th Launch of OV-103 EAFB Landing (37)
Launch Dec. 2, 1992, 8:24 a.m. EST.
Landing Dec. 9, 1992, 3:43.17 p.m. EST, Runway 22, Edwards AFB, Calif.
There is a much better quality 2-1/2 minute video of this launch at shuttlesource dot com, click on Video Gallery.
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