Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
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About this launch
STS-61-C was the twenty-fourth mission of the shuttle program and the seventh of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The mission included the second African-American shuttle pilot, future NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, the first Costa Rican born astronaut and the second sitting politican to fly in…
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Launch window and padKennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Site
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Rocket and boosterSpace Shuttle
- Vehicle
- Space Shuttle
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MissionCommunications · LEO
Communications · LEO
What it put in orbit3 catalogued objects, 1 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| STS 61C 1986-003A | Payload | re-entered 1986-01-18 | |
| SATCOM K1 1986-003B | Payload | 35956 × 36018 km · 14.7° | Globe |
| SATCOM K1 R/B [PAM-D2] 1986-003C | Rocket body | 369 × 32733 km · 27.0° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1986-003. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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