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OV-102 OFT-4

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on June 27, 1982, carrying 5 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

June 27, 1982 · 15:00 UTCLaunch 1982-065Launch no. 2,579 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
June 27, 1982, 15:00
Launch designation
1982-065
Mission
OV-102 OFT-4
Flight name
OFT-4/DoD
Vehicle flight ID
STS-4

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
324 km
Payload mass to orbit
103.6 t
Payloads
5
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Columbia (STS-4)1982-065ANORAD 13300NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight93.4 tLanded · Jul 4, 1982
DoD 82-11982-065US Air Force Space Division/Houston———
DFI1982-065NASA Johnson Space Flight Center———
IECM1982-065NASA Marshall Space Flight Center———
ACIP1982-065NASA Marshall Space Flight Center———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.