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Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099
Launched 1984-04-06 13:58 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
34th
orbital launch attempt in 1984
Lockheed Space Operations Company
2nd
launch this year
Launch Complex 39A
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
63 d
since the pad's previous launch
STS-41-C was the eleventh mission of the shuttle program and fifth mission for Space Shuttle Challenger. It marked the first time a shuttle performed a direct ascent. Its mission was to capsule the Solar Max Satellite and repair it whilst in orbit.
Launches
65
Successful
64
98%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
56.1m
Diameter
8m
To low Earth orbit
27,500kg
Liftoff thrust
28,200kN
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