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Rockwell InternationalSpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-4
Launched
June 27, 1982
Summary
STS-4 launched on a Rockwell International Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on June 27, 1982. It was Rockwell International's 3rd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,585th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). It reached a 245 × 257 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 2 crew members flew: Henry 'Hank' Hartsfield and Ken Mattingly. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- STS-4: Space Shuttle ColumbiaLaunch Library
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Rockwell InternationalSpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearRockwell International's 3rd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,585th orbital launch attempt68th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Henry 'Hank' HartsfieldPilot · NASA · age 48 · first flight
Ken MattinglyCommander · NASA · age 46 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102)
Space Shuttle Columbia (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space Shuttle fleet. It launched for the first time on mission STS-1 on April 12, 1981, the first flight of the Space Shuttle program. Over 22 years of service, it completed 27 missions before disintegrating during re-entry near the end of its 28th mission, STS-107 on February 1, 2003, resulting in the deaths of all seven crew members.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 7 days 1 hour
Space Shuttle Columbia successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Columbia (STS-4) · NORAD 13300 · 1982-065 · Space-Track
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STS 4 (OFT-4)
- Object ID
- 1982-065A
- Epoch
- 1982-06-27 16:33:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 16.11079823 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008917
- Inclination
- 28.5198°
- Ascending node
- 333.4075°
- Arg. of perigee
- 266.0335°
- Mean anomaly
- 177.6271°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.0011105
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload; none still in orbit
- Columbia (STS-4) · NORAD 13300 · landed July 4, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
STS-4 was the fourth flight of the Space Shuttle program. The mission flew for a week in orbit and was the final test of the Space Shuttle. Further missions declared it officially operational.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
16th launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 21st from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
96 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-4 launch?
STS-4 launched on June 27, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-4?
Coverage: STS-4: Space Shuttle Columbia. Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-4?
Space Shuttle, flown by Rockwell International. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-4 launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-4 reach?
It reached a 245 × 257 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
Which program is STS-4 part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle