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Mission "STS-7"
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Mission "STS-7"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT MISSION |
| Registration number | 1983-059A / 14132 |
| Time and date of launch (UTC) | 11h.33m.00s. June 18, 1983 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-A |
| Launch vehicle | Shuttle |
| Payload mass (kg) | 16839 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 28.3 |
| - period (minutes) | 90.6 |
| - perigee (km) | 299 |
| - apogee (km) | 307 |
| Time and date of landing (wheel stop, UTC) | 13h.58m.14s. June 24, 1983 |
| - rollout time (sec.) | 75 |
| Place of landing | Runway 15, Edwards Air Force Base, CA |
| Duration | 6d.02h.25m.14s. |
| Distance (km) | 4.073 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 97 |
| Summary | 2nd fly of shuttle "Challenger". Crew of 5 astronauts. First American woman-astronaut. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Crippen, Robert Laurel | ||
| 2 | Plt | Hauck, Frederick Hamilton | ||
| 3 | MS | Fabian, John McCreary | ||
| 4 | MS | (w) Ride, Sally Kristen | ||
| 5 | MS | Thagard, Norman Earl | ||
| Call sign | Challenger | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UTC) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| Jun 18, 1983 | 11:33:00 | 1 | Lift-off Shuttle, mission "STS-7" (crew: Crippen, Hauck, Fabian, Ride, Thagard ). |
| Jun 24, 1983 | 12:56 | 97 | Deorbit burn of Shuttle, mission "STS-7" (crew: Crippen, Hauck, Fabian, Ride, Thagard ). |
| Jun 24, 1983 | 13:58:14 | 98 | Landing of Shuttle, mission "STS-7" (crew: Crippen, Hauck, Fabian, Ride, Thagard ). |
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