| Registration number |
1983-026A / 13968 |
| Time and date of launch (UTC) |
18h.30m.00s. April 04, 1983 |
| Launch site |
Cape Canaveral, LC 39-A |
| Launch vehicle |
Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) |
21305 |
| Orbital parameters: |
| - inclination (degrees) |
28.5 |
| - period (minutes) |
90.4 |
| - perigee (km) |
288 |
| - apogee (km) |
295 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UTC) |
18h.54m.31s. April 09, 1983 |
| - rollout time (sec.) |
49 |
| Place of landing |
Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA |
| Duration |
5d.00h.24m.31s. |
| Distance (km) |
3.37 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth |
80 |
| Summary |
1st fly of shuttle "Challenger". EVA of 2 astronauts for 3h.47m.
|
| Date |
Time (UTC) |
Spaceship's revo-
lution number |
Explanation |
|
Apr 04, 1983
|
18:30:00
|
1
|
Lift-off Shuttle, mission
"STS-6"
(crew:
Weitz,
Bobko,
Musgrave,
Peterson
).
|
|
Apr 07, 1983
|
21:03
|
50
|
Beginning of EVA (
Musgrave,
Peterson
); mission
"STS-6"
.
|
|
Apr 08, 1983
|
01:22
|
53
|
Ending of EVA (
Musgrave,
Peterson
), duration 4:19; mission
"STS-6"
.
|
|
Apr 09, 1983
|
17:55:00
|
80
|
Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission
"STS-6"
(crew:
Weitz,
Bobko,
Musgrave,
Peterson
).
|
|
Apr 09, 1983
|
18:54:31
|
81
|
Landing of Shuttle, mission
"STS-6"
(crew:
Weitz,
Bobko,
Musgrave,
Peterson
).
|
