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Challenger (STS 51-L)

retired

Human SpaceflightsuborbitalLaunched 1/28/1986

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1986-F01
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 1/28/1986
Last Contact: 1/28/1986

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -3,131.5 km
Inclination: 28.5 deg
Dry Mass: 85,355 kg
Total Mass: 114,530 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

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