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Challenger (STS 61-A)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1985-104ALaunched 10/30/1985

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Spacelab D-1
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 10/30/1985
Last Contact: 11/6/1985

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 327 km
Inclination: 56.98 deg
Dry Mass: 82,423 kg
Total Mass: 103,326 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1985-104A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/143