STS-7
Sign in to saveSTS-7 was NASA's seventh Space Shuttle mission, and the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger. During the mission, Challenger deployed several satellites into orbit. The shuttle launched from Kennedy Space Center on June 18, 1983, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on June 24, 1983. STS-7 carried Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- STS-7
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Space Transportation System-7
- Spaceflight.image
- STS007-32-1702.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Challenger as photographed by the SPAS-1 satellite on June 22, 1983
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASA
- Spaceflight.orbits_completed
- 97
- Spaceflight.crew_size
- 5
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- UTC (7:33amEDT)
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Kennedy, LC-39A
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- Rockwell International
- Spaceflight.landing_date
- UTC (6:56:59amPDT)
- Spaceflight.landing_site
- Edwards, Runway15
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Low Earth orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
- 28.30°
- Spaceflight.orbit_period
- 90.60 minutes
- Spaceflight.apsis
- gee
- Spaceflight.insignia
- STS-7 patch.svg
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at
STS-7 carried Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. S83-29016 (4 March 1983) — These five astronauts represent the Space Transportation System’s (STS) first five-member crew. They will be aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger for the mission, scheduled for June of this year. Astronaut Robert L. Crippen (center, first row) is crew commander. Other crew members are astronauts Frederick H. Hauck, right, pilot; and Sally K. Ride, John M. Fabian and Norman E. Thagard, mission specialists. Seven stars and the Challenger provide the backdrop for the crew’s portrait. Get an overview of the STS mission, its crew and activities during this mission. Shuttle Atlantis – Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Shuttle Discovery – Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Shuttle Endeavour – California Science…
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 527039
- Mass
- 16839
- Orbital period
- 90.6
- Image
- STS007-32-1702.jpg
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 1983-06-18
- Commons category
- STS-7
- Commons gallery
- STS-7
- orbits completed
- 98
- UTC date of spacecraft landing
- 1983-06-24
- orbital inclination
- 28.3
- periapsis
- 299
- apoapsis
- 307
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12 sectionsContents
- Crew
- Support crew
- Crew seat assignments
- Mission summary
- Incidents
- Mission insignia
- Wake-up calls
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
STS-7 was NASA's seventh Space Shuttle mission, and the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger. During the mission, Challenger deployed several satellites into orbit. The shuttle launched from Kennedy Space Center on June 18, 1983, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on June 24, 1983. STS-7 carried Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut.
== Crew ==