Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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About this launch
STS-6 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite into orbit for NASA, forming an integral part of NASAs in-space 10. It was also the first Space Shuttle mission involving a spacewalk. It was the first mission in which the…
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Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Site
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterSpace Shuttle
MissionCommunications · LEO
Communications · LEO
What it put in orbit4 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 6 1983-026A | Payload | re-entered 1983-04-09 | |
| TDRS 1 1983-026B | Payload | 36120 × 36320 km · 8.5° | Globe |
| IUS R/B(2) 1983-026C | Rocket body | 21965 × 35430 km · 4.8° | Globe |
| IUS R/B(1) 1983-026D | Rocket body | 305 × 19398 km · 26.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1983-026. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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