flown missionSuccess

Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-6

Rockwell InternationalLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
STS-6
Type
Communications
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-6 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite into orbit for NASA, forming an integral part of NASAs in-space 10. It was also the first Space Shuttle mission involving a spacewalk. It was the first mission in which the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was used.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Space Shuttle
Provider
Rockwell International
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York