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STS-41-C

successSpace Shuttle Challenger OV-099 | STS-41-C

STS-41-C was the eleventh mission of the shuttle program and fifth mission for Space Shuttle Challenger. It marked the first time a shuttle performed a direct ascent. Its mission was to capsule the Solar Max Satellite and repair it whilst in orbit.

Overview

Date / time
April 6, 1984 at 01:58 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Launch Complex 39A
Mission
STS-41-C
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Space Shuttle →
Launch provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company →

Payloads deployed · 2

LDEF
LEO
STS 41C
LEO