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 Experiments in Challenger's payload bay | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-19 Spacelab 2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Astronomical observations |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1985-063A |
| SATCAT no. | 15925 |
| Mission duration | 7 days, 22 hours, 45 minutes, 26 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 5,284,350 km (3,283,540 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 127 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Challenger |
| Launch mass | 114,693 kg (252,855 lb) |
| Landing mass | 98,309 kg (216,734 lb) |
| Payload mass | 16,309 kg (35,955 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 7 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 21:00, July 29, 1985 (UTC) (5:00 pm EDT) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | August 6, 1985, 19:45:26 UTC (12:45:26 pm PDT) |
| Landing site | Edwards, Runway 23 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 312 km (194 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 320 km (200 mi) |
| Inclination | 49.49° |
| Period | 90.90 minutes |
| Instruments | |
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 STS-51-F mission patch  Front row (seated): C. Gordon Fullerton, Roy D. Bridges Jr. Back row (standing): Anthony W. England, Karl G. Henize, F. Story Musgrave, Loren W. Acton, John-David F. Bartoe | |
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