41-G (13)

CHALLENGER (6)

Pad 39-A (25)

13th Shuttle mission

6th Flight OV-99

2nd KSC landing

Crew:

Robert L. Crippen (4), Commander

Jon A. McBride (1), Pilot

Kathryn D. Sullivan (1), Mission Specialist 1

Sally K. Ride (2), Mission Specialist 2

David C. Leestma (1), Mission Specialist 3

Marc Garneau (1), Payload Specialist 1

Paul D. Scully-Power (1), Payload Specialist 2

Milestones:

OPF - April 18, 1984

VAB - Sept. 8, 1984

PAD - Sept 13, 1984

Payload:

OSTA-3,ERBS,LFC/ORS,RME(4),TLD,APE,CANEX,IMAX-CAMERA(3)

Mission Objectives:

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Launch:

October 5, 1984, 7:03:00 a.m. EDT. Launch proceeded as scheduled with no delays. Launch Weight: 242,780 lbs

Orbit:

Altitude: 218nm

Inclination: 57.0 degrees

Orbits: 133

Duration: Eight days, five hours, 23 minutes, 33 seconds.

Distance: 3,289,444 miles

Hardware:

SRB: BI-013

SRM: 012LW(HPM)

ET : 15/LWT-8

MLP : 1

SSME-1: SN-2023

SSME-2: SN-2020

SSME-3: SN-2021

Landing:

October 13, 1984< 12:26:33 p.m. EDT, Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center. Fla. Rollout distance: 10,633 feet. Rollout time: 59 seconds. Landing Weight: 202,266 lbs.

Mission Highlights:

First flight to include two women, Ride and Sullivan. Sullivan first American woman to walk in space. Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) deployed less than nine hours into flight. Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-3 (OSTA-3) carried three experiments in payload bay. Components of Orbital Refueling System (ORS) connected, demonstrating it is possible to refuel satellites in orbit. Other Payloads: Large Format Camera (LFC); MAX Camera, flying for third time; package of Canadian Experiments (CANEX); Auroral Photography Experiment (APE); Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME); Thermoluminiscent Dosimeter (TLD); and eight Get Away Specials.

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