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STS-41B Challenger (4) MANNED FLIGHT USA |
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LAUNCH : |
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13.00 GMT |
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Cape Canaveral |
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Florida / USA |
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Launch pad 39-A |
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Feb.02 / 1984 |
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10.3.06 |
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16:23:30 |
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SPACECRAFT : |
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Space Shuttle Challenger |
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LAUNCH VEHICLE : |
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Space Shuttle Transport System |
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LANDING : |
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12.15 GMT |
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Florida / USA |
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Kennedy Space Center Runway 15 |
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Feb.11 / 1984 |
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designed by : Michael May copyright 2006 |
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MANNEDSPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY |
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Flight no. 092 |
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FLIGHT DATA : |
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Inclination |
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28.50° |
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Altitude |
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350 km |
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Duration |
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7d23h15m |
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Orbits |
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128 |
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First untethered space walks by
McCandless and Stewart, using the manned maneuvering unit.
WESTAR-VI and PALAPA-B2 satellites were deployed. The German-built
Satellite SPAS, flown before on STS-7, became the first
satellite refurbished and carried back into space. First KSC-landing in
Cape Canaveral. |
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MMU in orbital use |
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credit: NASA |
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Ronald E. McNair MSP USA |