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STS-41-G Mission Profile
Launch Date
October 5, 1984
Launch Time
7:03 a.m. EDT
Launch Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Launch Pad
39A
Mission Duration
8 days, 5 hours, 23 minutes, 33 seconds.
Orbiter
Challenger (OV-099)
Flight Number
41-G
Inclination
57 degrees
Altitude
356 km (190 nautical miles) to 224 km (121 nautical miles)
Landing Date
October 13, 1984
Landing Time
12:26 p.m. EDT
Landing Site
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Crew
Commander: Bob Crippen
Pilot: Jon McBride
Mission Specialists:
Kathy Sullivan
Sally Ride
David Leestma
Payload Specialists:
Marc Garneau
Paul Scully-Power
Pilot: Jon McBride
Mission Specialists:
Kathy Sullivan
Sally Ride
David Leestma
Payload Specialists:
Marc Garneau
Paul Scully-Power
Payloads
ERBS (Earth Radiation Budget Satellite)
GAS (Getaway Specials - 6)
IMAX (compagnie cinématographique canadienne)
LFC (appareil photo grand format)
ORS (Orbital Refueling System)
Palette OSTA-3 (Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications)
GAS (Getaway Specials - 6)
IMAX (compagnie cinématographique canadienne)
LFC (appareil photo grand format)
ORS (Orbital Refueling System)
Palette OSTA-3 (Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications)
Experiments
APE (Auroral Photography Experiment)
CANEX (Canadian Experiments)
EOIM (Evaluation of Oxygen Interaction with Materials)
RME (Radiation Monitoring Experiment)
CANEX (Canadian Experiments)
EOIM (Evaluation of Oxygen Interaction with Materials)
RME (Radiation Monitoring Experiment)
Highlights
ERBS release
ORS Ops - Extravehicular activity (EVA)
Kathy Sullivan will be the first American woman to do an EVA
Marc Garneau will be the first Canadian Payload Specialist
ORS Ops - Extravehicular activity (EVA)
Kathy Sullivan will be the first American woman to do an EVA
Marc Garneau will be the first Canadian Payload Specialist
