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STS-41-B
Crew
Brand
Gibson
McCandless
McNair
Stewart
03 February 1984
13:00 GMT.
Duration
: 7.97 days.
Call Sign
: Challenger.
Nation
: USA.
Agency
: NASA.
Launch Site
:
Cape Canaveral
.
Launch Complex
: LC39A.
Launch Vehicle
:
Shuttle
.
LV Configuration
: STS-11 (41-B). Program:
STS
. Class:
Manned
.
Type
: Spaceplane.
Spacecraft
:
Challenger
.
Payload
: Challenger F04 / SPAS 1A.
Mass
: 15,362 kg.
Perigee
: 307 km.
Apogee
: 316 km.
Inclination
: 28.5 deg.
Period
: 90.8 min. References:
1
,
2
,
5
,
6
,
7
,
33
.
STS-41-B
- Aerial view of the Vehicle Assembly Building and associated complex
Credit: NASA. 54,474 bytes. 616 x 616 pixels.