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STS-41C Challenger (5) MANNED FLIGHT USA |
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LAUNCH : |
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13.58 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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Apr.06 / 1984 |
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3.17.07 |
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09:14:27 |
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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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13.38 GMT |
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California / USA |
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Edwards Air Force Base Runway 17 |
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Apr:13 / 1984 |
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designed by : Michael May copyright 2006 |
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MANNEDSPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY |
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Flight no. 095 |
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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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579 km |
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Duration |
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6d23h40m |
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Orbits |
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108 |
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First direct ascent trajectory for
space shuttle. Crew replaced the altitude control system and
coronagraph/polarimeter electronics box in the Solar Max satellite
while it remained in orbit. The Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) was deployed, carrying 57 experiments which were left on orbit until STS-32 in 1990. |
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Solar Max captured by Challenger |
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credit: NASA |
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