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Challenger (STS-6)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1983-026ALaunched 4/4/1983

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: TDRS-A
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 4/4/1983
Last Contact: 4/9/1983

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 284 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 82,101 kg
Total Mass: 109,463 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Human Spaceflight
Payload Category: SS
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1983-026A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/096