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OV-099 LEO deploy/Rend

Space Shuttle launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on April 6, 1984, carrying 6 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 6, 1984 · 13:58 UTCLaunch 1984-034Launch no. 2,803 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA JSCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 6, 1984, 13:58
Launch designation
1984-034
Mission
OV-099 LEO deploy/Rend
Flight name
SMM Repair/LDEF
Vehicle flight ID
STS-13/41-C

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
499 km
Payload mass to orbit
120.9 t
Payloads
6
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Challenger (STS 41-C)1984-034ANORAD 14897NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight95.0 tLanded · Apr 13, 1984
LDEF1984-034BNORAD 14898NASA Langley Research CenterSpace science9,705 kgAttached to another object · Apr 7, 1984
MMU 2/EMU 10431984-034NASA Johnson Space Flight Center———
MMU 3/EMU 10441984-034NASA Johnson Space Flight Center———
SMRM-FSS1984-034NASA Johnson Space Flight Center———
S80-11984-034BUSAF SMC/DoD Space Test Program———

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