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Columbia (STS 61-C)

retired

Human SpaceflightLEOCOSPAR 1986-003ALaunched 1/12/1986

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: PAM-D Deploy/MSL-2
Launch Vehicle: Space Shuttle
Launch Date: 1/12/1986
Last Contact: 1/18/1986

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 334.5 km
Inclination: 28.47 deg
Dry Mass: 87,874 kg
Total Mass: 108,301 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Johnson Space Center
Manufacturer: Boeing

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1986-003A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/148