Lockheed Space Operations Company
STS-41-C
Space Shuttle
SUCCESS
Success
Friday, April 6, 1984 · 13:58 UTC
Mission
/01STS-41-C was the eleventh mission of the shuttle program and fifth mission for Space Shuttle Challenger. It marked the first time a shuttle performed a direct ascent. Its mission was to capsule the Solar Max Satellite and repair it whilst in orbit.
Mission Type
N/A
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Space Shuttle
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 39A
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
28.608° N, 80.604° W
23
Pad Launches
28
Location Launches
2
Agency Launches
34
Orbital This Year