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Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace ShuttleLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
STS-41-C
Launched
April 6, 1984
Summary
STS-41-C launched on a Lockheed Space Operations Company Space Shuttle from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA on April 6, 1984. It was Lockheed Space Operations Company's 2nd launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 2,809th orbital launch attempt. It was the 11th Space Shuttle flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Challenger (STS 41-C), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 472 km orbit inclined 28.5°. 5 crew members flew: Terry Hart, Robert Crippen, Dick Scobee, George Nelson and James van Hoften. The spacecraft was Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, all of them payloads.
- Watch
- 1984: STS-41C Challenger (NASA)International Astronautical Federation
- STS-41C launch & landing (4-6-84)3210andLiftoff
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle · Lockheed Space Operations CompanySpace Shuttle
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 11th Space Shuttle flight · 2nd this yearLockheed Space Operations Company's 2nd launch2nd this yearhumanity's 2,809th orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Crew
Terry HartMission Specialist · NASA · age 37 · first flight
Robert CrippenCommander · NASA · age 46 · 3rd flight
Dick ScobeePilot · NASA · age 44 · first flight
George NelsonMission Specialist · NASA · age 33 · first flight
James van HoftenMission Specialist · NASA · age 39 · first flight
Spacecraft
Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099)
Space Shuttle Challenger (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-099) was the second orbiter of NASA's space shuttle program to be put into service, after Columbia. Challenger was built by Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division, in Downey, California. Its maiden flight, STS-6, began on April 4, 1983. The orbiter was launched and landed nine times before breaking apart 73 seconds into its tenth mission, STS-51-L, on January 28, 1986, resulting in the death of all seven crew members, including a civilian school teacher. It was the first of two shuttles to be destroyed in flight, the other being Columbia, in 2003. The accident led to a two-and-a-half-year grounding of the shuttle fleet; flights resumed in 1988, with STS-26 flown by Discovery. Challenger was replaced by Endeavour, which was built from structural spares ordered by NASA in the construction contracts for Discovery and Atlantis.
- Destination: Low Earth Orbit
- Mission length: 6 days 23 hours
- Docked April 10, 1984 at Solar Maximum Mission
Space Shuttle Challenger successfully landed at Edwards Air Force Base after this mission.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Challenger (STS 41-C) · NORAD 14897 · 1984-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1984-034A
- Epoch
- 1984-04-06 14:42:34 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.76050529 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0183827
- Inclination
- 28.513°
- Ascending node
- 237.0664°
- Arg. of perigee
- 61.5839°
- Mean anomaly
- 182.1335°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0.00040999
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
2 catalogued: 2 payloads
- Challenger (STS 41-C) · NORAD 14897 · landed April 13, 1984
- LDEF · NORAD 14898
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this 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.
Pad
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
23rd launch from Launch Complex 39A, 2nd this year · 28th from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
224 launches from this pad · 283 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
63 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did STS-41-C launch?
STS-41-C launched on April 6, 1984. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch STS-41-C?
Coverage: 1984: STS-41C Challenger (NASA); STS-41C launch & landing (4-6-84). Watch the replay
What rocket launched STS-41-C?
Space Shuttle, flown by Lockheed Space Operations Company. Space Shuttle spec sheet
Where did STS-41-C launch from?
Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
What orbit did STS-41-C reach?
Challenger (STS 41-C), one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 225 × 472 km orbit inclined 28.5°.
How many satellites did STS-41-C launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is STS-41-C part of?
Space Shuttle. About Space Shuttle