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Crew
Acton Bartoe Bridges England Fullerton Henize Musgrave
29 July 1985 21:07 GMT. Duration: 7.95 days. Call Sign: Challenger. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Complex: LC39A. Launch Vehicle: Shuttle. LV Configuration: STS-26 (51-F). Program: STS. Class: Manned. Type: Spaceplane. Spacecraft: Challenger. Payload: Challenger F08 / PDP / Spacelab 2 PLT. Mass: 15,603 kg. Perigee: 203 km. Apogee: 337 km. Inclination: 49.5 deg. Period: 89.9 min. References: 1 , 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 33 .
STS-51-FSTS-51-F - Launch of the STS 51-F Challenger

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