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STS-41-C

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STS-41-C
Rollover & rollout of space shuttle mission 41-C
Credit: NASA

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AKA: Challenger. Launched: 1984-04-06. Returned: 1984-04-13. Number crew: 5 . Duration: 6.99 days.

Payloads:Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) repair, manned maneuvering unit (MMU) satellite support, deployment of Long-Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) in earth orbit free drift. LDEF contained 57 experiments and weighed about 10,000 kg. Cinema 360 and IMAX 70-mm cameras.

Orbits of Earth: 107. Distance traveled: 4,618,817 km. Orbiter Liftoff Mass: 115,361 kg. Orbiter Mass at Landing: 89,344 kg. Payload to Orbit: 17,357 kg. Payload Returned: 7,652 kg. Landed at: Runway 17 dry lake bed at Edwards Air Force Base, . Landing Speed: 394 kph. Touchdown miss distance: 582 m. Landing Rollout: 2,656 m. EVA: James van Hoften and George Nelson. EVA No. 1 duration 2 hours, 59 minutes, EVA No. 2 duration 7 hours, 7 minutes. Manned maneuvering unit (MMU) operating time, George Nelson 42 minutes, James van Hoften 28 minutes.

NASA Official Mission Narrative

Mission Name: 41-C (11)
CHALLENGER (5)
Pad 39-A (23)
11th Shuttle mission
5th Flight OV-099
Extended mission
Diverted landing

Crew:
Robert L. Crippen (3), Commander
Francis R. Scobee (1), Pilot
George D. Nelson (1), Mission Specialist
James D. A. van Hoften (1), Mission Specialist
Terry J. Hart (1), Mission Specialist

Milestones:
OPF - Feb. 11,1984
VAB - March 14, 1984
PAD - March 19, 1984

Payload:
LDEF-1,SSIP(x1),RME,IMAX-camera(1)
Mission Objectives:

Launch:
April 6, 1984, 8:58:00 a.m. EST. Launch proceeded as scheduled with no delays. Launch Weight: 254,254 lbs.
Orbit:
Altitude: 313nm
Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Orbits: 108
Duration: Six days, 23 hours, 40 minutes, seven seconds.
Distance: 2,870,000 miles

Hardware:
SRB: BI-012
SRM: 011MW(HPM)
ET : 12/LWT-5
MLP : 1
SSME-1: SN-2109
SSME-2: SN-2020
SSME-3: SN-2012

Landing:
April 13, 1984, 5:38:07 a.m. PST, Runway 17, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Rollout distance: 8,716 feet. Rollout time: 48 seconds. Landed revolution 108. Mission extended one day when astronauts unable to grapple Solar Maximum Mission Spacecraft. Planned landing at KSC scrubbed. Mission extended one revolution to facilitate landing at Edwards. Orbiter returned to KSC April 18, 1984. Landing Weight: 196,975 lbs.

Mission Highlights:
First direct ascent trajectory for Space Shuttle. Using manned maneuvering unit, astronauts replaced altitude control system and coronagraph/polarimeter electronics box in the Solar Max satellite while it remained in orbit. Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) deployed, carrying 57 experiments. Left on orbit with intention of retrieving during later mission. Other payloads: IMAX camera; Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME); Cinema 360; Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSlP) experiment.

Photo Gallery

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STS-41-C Credit: www.spacefacts.de

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STS-41-C Launch of the Shuttle Challenger during STS 41-C mission Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C Florida Peninsula, LDEF Deploy-RMS Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C View of the Long Duration Exposure Facility in orbit above the earth Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C 41-C mission specialist repairs captured Solar Maximum Mission Satellite Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C View of the damaged Solar Maximum Mission Satellite from the 41-C Challenger Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C View of Astronaut Nelson using MMU to examine Solar Maximum Mission Satellite Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C View of the capture of the Solar Maximum Mission Satellite by the RMS Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C View of the Solar Maximum Mission Satellite prior to release by RMS Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C 41-C mission specialists repair captured Solar Maximum Mission Satellite Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C Deployment of the repaired Solar Maximum Mission Satellite Credit: NASA

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STS-41-C Shuttle Challenger atop NASA 905 approaches KSC runway Credit: NASA

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• STS-41-C - . Call Sign: Challenger. Crew: Crippen, Hart, Nelson, Scobee, van Hoften. Payload: Challenger F05 / LDEF 1 / MMU 3. Mass: 17,357 kg (38,265 lb). Nation: USA. Related Persons: Crippen, Hart, Nelson, Scobee, van Hoften. Agency: NASA Houston. Program: STS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-41-C. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Challenger. Duration: 6.99 days. Decay Date: 1984-04-13 . USAF Sat Cat: 14897 . COSPAR: 1984-034A. Apogee: 468 km (290 mi). Perigee: 222 km (137 mi). Inclination: 28.50 deg. Period: 91.40 min.

  Manned five crew. First repair on orbit of a satellite, Solar Maximum Mission, by James van Hoften and George Nelson. Deployed LDEF. Payloads:Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) repair, manned maneuvering unit (MMU) satellite support, deployment of Long-Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) in earth orbit free drift. LDEF contained 57 experiments and weighed about 10,000 kg. Cinema 360 and IMAX 70-mm cameras.

• STS-41-C - Wakeup Song: A Boy Named Sue - . Flight: STS-41-C. "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash..

• STS-41-C - Wakeup Song: Fight song of the University of California at Berkeley - . Flight: STS-41-C. "Fight song of the University of California at Berkeley" followed by the Lehigh University Fight Song. The first in honor of Ox van Hoften, the second in honor of T. J. Hart..

• EVA STS-41-C-1 - . Crew: Nelson, van Hoften. EVA Duration: 0.12 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Nelson, van Hoften. Program: STS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-41-C. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Challenger. Attempted capture of Solar Max satellite..

• STS-41-C - Wakeup Song: Rocky - . Flight: STS-41-C. "Rocky" theme.

• EVA STS-41-C-2 - . Crew: Nelson, van Hoften. EVA Duration: 0.30 days. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Nelson, van Hoften. Program: STS. Class: Manned. Type: Manned spaceplane. Flight: STS-41-C. Spacecraft Bus: Shuttle. Spacecraft: Challenger. Successfully captured and repaired Solar Max satellite..

• STS-41-C - Wakeup Song: Fight song from the University of Texas - . Flight: STS-41-C. "Fight song from the University of Texas" , for mission commander, Bob Crippen, and the University of Arizona for Pilot, Dick Scobee..

• Landing of STS-41-C - . Return Crew: Crippen, Hart, Nelson, Scobee, van Hoften. Nation: USA. Related Persons: Crippen, Hart, Nelson, Scobee, van Hoften. Program: STS. Flight: STS-41-C. STS-41-C landed at 13:38 GMT. .