STS-41C

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NASA spaceflight Space Shuttle mission orbital spaceflight

STS-41C was a 1984 NASA Space Shuttle Challenger mission notable for successfully repairing the Solar Maximum Mission satellite during the first on-orbit satellite repair operation.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
STS-41-C	6
STS-41C canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NASA spaceflight ⓘ Space Shuttle mission ⓘ orbital spaceflight ⓘ
callSign	Challenger (OV-099) ⓘ surface form: Challenger
commander	Robert L. Crippen ⓘ
countryOfOperator	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewSize	5 ⓘ
EVAastronaut	George D. Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ James D. van Hoften ⓘ
EVAPerformed	yes ⓘ
EVApurpose	capture and repair of Solar Maximum Mission ⓘ
landingDate	1984-04-13 ⓘ
landingSite	Edwards Air Force Base ⓘ
launchDate	1984-04-06 ⓘ
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
missionDesignationSystem	41C ⓘ
missionDuration	7 days ⓘ 7 days 0 hours 8 minutes ⓘ
missionNumberInProgram	11 ⓘ
missionPatch	STS-41C mission patch ⓘ
missionSpecialist	George D. Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ James D. van Hoften ⓘ Terry J. Hart ⓘ
missionType	satellite servicing mission ⓘ science and technology mission ⓘ
NASAmissionID	STS-41C self-link ⓘ
nextMission	STS-41-D ⓘ surface form: STS-41D
notableFor	first in-orbit repair of Solar Maximum Mission ⓘ first on-orbit satellite repair operation ⓘ
numberOfEVAs	2 ⓘ
operatedBy	NASA ⓘ
orbitApogee	498 km ⓘ
orbiterVehicleNumber	OV-099 ⓘ
orbitInclination	28.5 degrees ⓘ
orbitPerigee	486 km ⓘ
payload	Long Duration Exposure Facility ⓘ Solar Maximum Mission ⓘ surface form: Solar Maximum Mission satellite
pilot	Francis R. Scobee ⓘ
previousMission	STS-41B ⓘ
primaryObjective	deployment of Long Duration Exposure Facility ⓘ repair of Solar Maximum Mission satellite ⓘ
spacecraft	Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
spaceShuttleProgram	NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ surface form: Space Shuttle program
totalEVATime	11 hours 10 minutes ⓘ
usedMannedManeuveringUnit	yes ⓘ
usedRemoteManipulatorSystem	yes ⓘ
yearOfFlight	1984 ⓘ