STS-6

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STS-6
Organization NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States)
Mission type Earth Science,Human Crew
Launch date April 4, 1983 (1983-04-04)
Launch vehicle Space Shuttle
Launch site Cape Canaveral, United States
COSPAR ID 1983-026A
Inclination 28.45 degrees
Experiments Here
Alternate Names 13968
Additional Information Here
Data Collection Here
Payload Mass Up 21277 kg
Payload Mass Down 4284.09 kg
Orbiter Challenger
Lift Off Mass 2,039,661.36 kg
Orbiter Weight at Liftoff 116,701.82 kg
Orbiter Weight at Landing 86,513.64 kg
Landed Concrete runway 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Orbits of Earth 80
Orbital Altitude 155 nautical miles (178 statute miles)


Contents

Crew

  • Commander: Paul Weitz
  • Pilot: Karol Bobko
    • Payload Commander:
    • Mission Specialist 1: Donald Peterson
    • Mission Specialist 2: Story Musgrave
    • Mission Specialist 3:
    • Mission Specialist 4:
    • Mission Specialist 5:
    • Payload Specialist 1:
    • Payload Specialist 2:


ISS/Mir Crew Transport


Mission

STS 6 was the second operational flight of the Space Transportation System. Astronauts Paul Weitz, Karol Bobko, Donald Peterson, and Story Musgrove were on board and deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) used to provide improved tracking and data acquisition services to spacecraft in low earth orbit. An EVA (extra- vehicular activity) was performed. The mission duration was 120 hours 23 minutes 42 seconds.


EVA

Extravehicular Activity (EVA) conducted by Story Musgrave and Donald Peterson, 3 hours and 54 minutes.


Payload

Deployment of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)-A with Inertial Upper Stage (lUS)-2; Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES); Monodisperse Latex Reactor (MLR); Night/Day Optical Survey of Lightning (NOSL) experiment; three getaway specials (GAS)


Mission patch:

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