Manned Flight n°: 101 |
Earth orbit Flight n°: 98 |
USA manned Flight n°: 44 |
Launch, orbit & landing data:
| Designation | 15353 / 84108A |
| Launch date - time | 05 Oct 1984 - 11:03:00 UT |
| Launch site | KSC, LC39A |
| Launch vehicle |
Space Shuttle |
| Orbiter | Challenger OV-099 (#6) |
| Primary payload | ERBS/OSTA-3 |
| Mass (kg) | |
| Call Sign | |
| Earth orbit on : |
| - Perigee / Apogee | 350 x 390 km |
| - Inclination | 51.7° |
| - Period | 92.0 min |
| Landing date - time | 13 Oct 1984 - 16:26:33 UT |
| Landing location | KSC, Runway 33 |
| Flight Duration (d:hr:min) | 8d 05h 23m |
| Nbr orbits | 133 |
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First: 7 crew, US woman EVA, 2-woman flight.
Flight Crew
| Nr. |
Surname |
Given name |
Job |
Duration |
| 1 |
Crippen |
Robert Laurel |
CDR |
8d 05h 23m |
| 2 |
McBride |
Jon Andrew |
PLT |
8d 05h 23m |
| 3 |
Sullivan |
Kathryn Dwyer |
MSP |
8d 05h 23m |
| 4 |
Ride |
Sally Kristen |
MSP |
8d 05h 23m |
| 5 |
Leestma |
David Cornell |
MSP |
8d 05h 23m |
| 6 |
Garneau |
Joseph Jean-Marie Marc |
PSP |
8d 05h 23m |
| 7 |
Scully-Power |
Paul Desmond |
PSP |
8d 05h 23m |
Mission details:
Launch from Cape Canaveral (KSC); landing in Cape
Canaveral (KSC); Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) deployed;
refueling the satellite in the cargo bay by an EVA of Sullivan and Leestma
on 11.10.1984 (3h 30m); first crew of 7 astronauts; first flight to
include two woman; Sullivan first American woman to walk in space;
scientific observations of the earth with the OSTS-3 pallet and Large
Format Camera; also experiments in physics and biology.
LV Configuration: STS-17 (41-G). Payload: Challenger F06 / ERBS / LFC / ORS. Mass: 10,643 kg.
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STS-41-G - Official portrait of Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan - Credit: NASA. |
Deployed ERBS; performed high resolution Earth imagery. Payloads: Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) deployment, Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications (OSTA)-3 experiments, Large Format Camera (LFC) First use of Orbital Refueling System (ORS) with extravehicular activity (EVA) astronauts, IMAX camera.
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STS-41-G - Artists concept of STS 41-G cargo configuration - Credit: NASA. |
Orbits of Earth: 132. Distance traveled: 5,527,201 km. Orbiter Liftoff Mass: 110,127 kg. Orbiter Mass at Landing: 91,744 kg.
Payload to Orbit: 10,643 kg. Payload Returned: 8,398 kg. Landed at: Runway 33 at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Landing Speed: 385 kph. Touchdown miss distance: 292 m. Landing Rollout: 3,240 m. EVA: Kathryn Sullivan and David Leestma. EVA duration 3 hours, 29 minutes.
 | STS-41-G - Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan using binoculars for magnifed viewing of earth - Credit: NASA. |
NASA Official Mission NarrativeMission Name: 41-G (13)
CHALLENGER (6)
Pad 39-A (25)
13th Shuttle mission
6th Flight OV-99
2nd KSC landing
Crew:
Robert L. Crippen (4), Commander
Jon A. McBride (1), Pilot
Kathryn D. Sullivan (1), Mission Specialist 1
Sally K. Ride (2), Mission Specialist 2
David C. Leestma (1), Mission Specialist 3
Marc Garneau (1), Payload Specialist 1
Paul D. Scully-Power (1), Payload Specialist 2
 | STS-41-G - Astronaut Kathryn Sullivan checks SIR-B antenna during EVA - Credit: NASA. 46,103 bytes. 623 x 623 pixels. |
Milestones:
OPF - April 18, 1984
VAB - Sept. 8, 1984
PAD - Sept 13, 1984 Payload:
OSTA-3,ERBS,LFC/ORS,RME(4),TLD,APE,CANEX,IMAX-CAMERA(3)
Mission Objectives:
Launch:
October 5, 1984, 7:03:00 a.m. EDT. Launch proceeded as scheduled with no delays. Launch Weight: 242,780 lbs
Orbit:
Altitude: 218nm
Inclination: 57.0 degrees
Orbits: 133
Duration: Eight days, five hours, 23 minutes, 33 seconds.
Distance: 3,289,444 miles
 | STS-41-G - Gulf of Antalya, Southern Turkish Coastline - Credit: NASA. 60,724 bytes. 585 x 585 pixels. |
Hardware:
SRB: BI-013
SRM: 012LW(HPM)
ET : 15/LWT-8
MLP : 1
SSME-1: SN-2023
SSME-2: SN-2020
SSME-3: SN-2021 Landing:
October 13, 1984, 12:26:33 p.m. EDT, Runway 33, Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Rollout distance: 10,633 feet. Rollout time: 59 seconds. Landing Weight: 202,266 lbs.
Mission Highlights:
First flight to include two women, Ride and Sullivan. Sullivan first American woman to walk in space. Earth Radiation Budget Satellite (ERBS) deployed less than nine hours into flight. Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications-3 (OSTA-3) carried three experiments in payload bay. Components of Orbital Refueling System (ORS) connected, demonstrating it is possible to refuel satellites in orbit. Other Payloads: Large Format Camera (LFC); IMAX Camera, flying for third time; package of Canadian Experiments (CANEX); Auroral Photography Experiment (APE); Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME); Thermoluminiscent Dosimeter (TLD); and eight Get Away Specials.
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