1983 · Rockwell International
STS-7
successSpace Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-7
STS-7 was the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed several satellites into orbit. It was the first mission scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center however it had to divert to Edwards Air Force Base due to bad weather. STS-7 carried Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut.
Overview
- Date / time
- June 18, 1983 at 11:33 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 39A
- Mission
- STS-7
- Mission type
- Communications
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit