LDEF

USA

Long Duration Exposure Facility

Launch data:

Designation: 14898 / 84034B
Launch date 06 Apr 1984
Launch site KSC, LC-39A
Launch vehicle Shuttle STS-41C
Mission: Scientific: Meteorite observation
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 344/348 km
Inclination 28.5°
Period 91.5 min

Mass at retrieval: 10.5 t with 10000 samples
Developed by NASA (Langley Research Center)

End of life

Out of service 09 Jan 1990
Cause Retrieved by STS 32R
Recovered date 20 Jan 1990

Ref: #1, #15 - update: 06.08.08