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STS-61-C was the 24th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first time that Columbia, the first space-rated Space Shuttle orbiter to be constructed, had flown since STS-9. The mission launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on January 12, 1986, and landed six days later on January 18, 1986. STS-61-C's seven-person crew included the first Costa Rican-born astronaut, Franklin Chang-Díaz, the second African-American shuttle pilot, Charles Bolden, and the second sitting politician to fly in space, Rep. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Both B

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Spaceflight.name
STS-61-C
Spaceflight.names_list
Space Transportation System-24
Spaceflight.image
STS-61-C SATCOM Ku-1 deployment.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
Satcom-K1 is deployed from Columbias payload bay.
Spaceflight.mission_type
Satellite deploymentMicrogravity research
Spaceflight.operator
NASA
Spaceflight.orbits_completed
98
Spaceflight.crew_size
7
Spaceflight.launch_date
UTC (6:55amEST)
Spaceflight.launch_site
Kennedy, LC-39A
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Rockwell International
Spaceflight.landing_date
UTC (5:58:51amPST)
Spaceflight.landing_site
Edwards, Runway22
Spaceflight.orbit_reference
Geocentric orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_regime
Low Earth orbit
Spaceflight.orbit_period
91.20 minutes
Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
28.45°
Spaceflight.apsis
gee

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Duration
525831
Mass
14724
Orbital period
91.2
Image
Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-61-C.jpg
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orbital inclination
28.5
UTC date of spacecraft landing
1986-01-18
Commons gallery
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Commons category
STS-61-C
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1986-01-12
orbits completed
98
periapsis
331
apoapsis
338
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  • Mission background
  • Mission summary
  • Wake-up calls
  • Gag photo
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STS-61-C was the 24th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first time that Columbia, the first space-rated Space Shuttle orbiter to be constructed, had flown since STS-9. The mission launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on January 12, 1986, and landed six days later on January 18, 1986. STS-61-C's seven-person crew included the first Costa Rican-born astronaut, Franklin Chang-Díaz, the second African-American shuttle pilot, Charles Bolden, and the second sitting politician to fly in space, Rep. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Both Bolden and Nelson would also later go on to become Administrators of NASA. STS-61-C was the last shuttle mission before the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred ten days after STS-61-C's landing.

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