STS-61-C
Sign in to saveSTS-61-C was the 24th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first time that Columbia, the first space-rated Space Shuttle orbiter to be constructed, had flown since STS-9. The mission launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on January 12, 1986, and landed six days later on January 18, 1986. STS-61-C's seven-person crew included the first Costa Rican-born astronaut, Franklin Chang-Díaz, the second African-American shuttle pilot, Charles Bolden, and the second sitting politician to fly in space, Rep. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Both B
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- STS-61-C
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Space Transportation System-24
- Spaceflight.image
- STS-61-C SATCOM Ku-1 deployment.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Satcom-K1 is deployed from Columbias payload bay.
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Satellite deploymentMicrogravity research
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA
- Spaceflight.orbits_completed
- 98
- Spaceflight.crew_size
- 7
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC (6:55amEST)
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39A
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Rockwell International
- Spaceflight.landing_date
- UTC (5:58:51amPST)
- Spaceflight.landing_site
- Edwards, Runway22
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Low Earth orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_period
- 91.20 minutes
- Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
- 28.45°
- Spaceflight.apsis
- gee
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human spaceflight
- Part of
- Space Shuttle program
- Operator
- NASA
- Followed by
- STS-51-L
- Follows
- STS-61-B
- Duration
- 525831
- Mass
- 14724
- Orbital period
- 91.2
- Image
- Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-61-C.jpg
- Significant event
- landing
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- orbital inclination
- 28.5
- UTC date of spacecraft landing
- 1986-01-18
- Commons gallery
- STS-61-C
- Commons category
- STS-61-C
- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1986-01-12
- type of orbit
- low Earth orbit
- crew members
- Robert J. Cenker
- vessel
- Columbia
- location of landing
- Edwards Air Force Base
- orbits completed
- 98
- periapsis
- 331
- apoapsis
- 338
- start point
- Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
- archives at
- Lunar and Planetary Institute
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Crew seat assignments
- Mission background
- Mission summary
- Wake-up calls
- Gag photo
- See also
- References
- External links
STS-61-C was the 24th mission of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the seventh mission of Space Shuttle Columbia. It was the first time that Columbia, the first space-rated Space Shuttle orbiter to be constructed, had flown since STS-9. The mission launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on January 12, 1986, and landed six days later on January 18, 1986. STS-61-C's seven-person crew included the first Costa Rican-born astronaut, Franklin Chang-Díaz, the second African-American shuttle pilot, Charles Bolden, and the second sitting politician to fly in space, Rep. Bill Nelson (D-FL). Both Bolden and Nelson would also later go on to become Administrators of NASA. STS-61-C was the last shuttle mission before the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, which occurred ten days after STS-61-C's landing.
== Crew ==
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