Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-41-B

Name: Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-41-B
Start: 1984-02-03T13:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Lockheed Space Operations Company · Space Shuttle · Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

Lockheed Space Operations Company's 1st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 2,786th orbital launch attempt

February 3, 1984Add to calendar

Success

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Window: Feb 3, 13:00 – Feb 3, 13:00 UTC

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STS-41-B

STS-41-B was the tenth Space Shuttle mission and the fourth of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed 2 communication satellites and inluded the first untethered spacewalk. It was also the first shuttle mission to land at Kennedy Space Center.

Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)