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Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099
Launched 1984-10-05 11:03 UTCLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
108th
orbital launch attempt in 1984
Lockheed Space Operations Company
4th
launch this year
Launch Complex 39A
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
35 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
STS-41-G was the thirteenth flight of the shuttle program and sixth of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It was the second landing made at the Kenendy Space Center. It was the first crew to carry two women, the first American EVA involving a woman, the first Australian Astronaut and first Canadian Astronaut.
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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