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<TR><TD>Landing Site:</td><td>[[Edwards AFB]]</td></tr> |
<TR><TD>Landing Site:</td><td>[[Edwards AFB]]</td></tr> |
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<TR><TD>Landing:</td><td>January 18, 1986 0559 PST</td></tr> |
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<TR><TD>Duration:</td><td>6 |
<TR><TD>Duration:</td><td>6 d 2 h 3 min 51 s</td></tr> |
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<TR><TD>Orbit Altitude:</td><td> |
<TR><TD>Orbit Altitude:</td><td>212 nautical miles (393 km)</td></tr> |
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<TR><TD>Orbit Inclination:</td><td>28.5 degrees </td></tr> |
<TR><TD>Orbit Inclination:</td><td>28.5 degrees </td></tr> |
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<TR><TD>Distance Traveled:</td><td> 2,528,658 miles (4,069,481 km)</td></tr> |
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<th colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="#FFDEAD">'''Crew photo'''</th></tr> |
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Revision as of 16:33, 16 July 2004
| Mission Insignia | |
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| Mission Statistics | |
| Mission: | STS-61-C |
| Shuttle: | Columbia |
| Launch Pad: | 39-A |
| Launch: | January 12, 1986 0655 EST |
| Landing Site: | Edwards AFB |
| Landing: | January 18, 1986 0559 PST |
| Duration: | 6 d 2 h 3 min 51 s |
| Orbit Altitude: | 212 nautical miles (393 km) |
| Orbit Inclination: | 28.5 degrees |
| Distance Traveled: | 2,528,658 miles (4,069,481 km) |
| Crew photo | |
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Crew
Robert L. Gibson, Commander
Charles F. Bolden, Pilot
Franklin Chang-Diaz Mission Specialist
Steven A. Hawley, Mission Specialist
George D. Nelson, Mission Specialist
Robert Cenker (RCA Electronics), Payload Specialist
Rep.Bill Nelson (D-FL), Payload Specialist
Mission Parameters
- Mass:
- Orbiter Liftoff: 116,121 kg
- Orbiter Landing: 95,325 kg
- Payload: 14,724 kg
- Perigee: 331 km
- Apogee: 338 km
- Inclination: 28.5°
- Period: 91.2 min
Mission Highlights
After numerous delays Columbia returned to orbit on January 12, 1986. The primary mission was to deploy a geosynchronous KU-1 communications satellite for RCA Americom. A variety of other experiments were also performed successfully including some using the Materials Science Laboratory-2. This was the first flight utilizing NASA's Get Away Special canisters. Perhaps, the mission is most notable for carrying one of only three sitting congressmen into space, John Glenn and Jake Garn being the others.
Related articles
- Space science
- Space shuttle
- List of space shuttle missions
- List of human spaceflights chronologically
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