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Challenger (STS-7)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1983-059ALaunched 6/18/1983

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAM-D Deploy/SPAS
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 6/18/1983
Last Contact: 6/24/1983

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 308.5 km
Inclination: 28.46 deg
Dry Mass: 84,532 kg
Total Mass: 105,967 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1983-059A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/096