STS-41-C
Sign in to saveSTS-41-C (formerly STS-13) was NASA's eleventh Space Shuttle mission, and the fifth mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. The launch, which took place on April 6, 1984, marked the first direct ascent trajectory for a Space Shuttle mission. During the mission, Challengers crew captured and repaired the malfunctioning Solar Maximum Mission ("Solar Max") satellite, and deployed the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) experimental apparatus. STS-41-C was extended one day due to problems capturing the Solar Max satellite, and the landing on April 13, 1984, took place at Edwards Air Force Base, in
Key facts
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- STS-41-C
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- Space Transportation System-41CSTS-13
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- SMMS repair by STS-41C Astronauts.jpg
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- Mission Specialists George Nelson and James van Hoften repair the captured Solar Maximum Mission satellite on April 11, 1984
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- Satellite deploymentSatellite repair
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- NASA
- Spaceflight.orbits_completed
- 108
- Spaceflight.crew_size
- 5
- Spaceflight.crew_EVAs
- 2
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- UTC (8:58amEST)
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- Kennedy, LC-39A
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- Rockwell International
- Spaceflight.landing_date
- UTC (5:38:07amPST)
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- Edwards, Runway17
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- Geocentric orbit
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- Low Earth orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
- 28.50°
- Spaceflight.orbit_period
- 91.40 minutes
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STS-41-C (formerly STS-13) was NASA's eleventh Space Shuttle mission, and the fifth mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. The launch, which took place on April 6, 1984, marked the first direct ascent trajectory for a Space Shuttle mission. During the mission, Challengers crew captured and repaired the malfunctioning Solar Maximum Mission ("Solar Max") satellite, and deployed the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) experimental apparatus. STS-41-C was extended one day due to problems capturing the Solar Max satellite, and the landing on April 13, 1984, took place at Edwards Air Force Base, instead of at Kennedy Space Center as had been planned. The flight was originally numbered STS-13.
== Crew ==