STS-41-C was NASA's 11th Space Shuttle mission, and the fifth mission of Space Shuttle Challenger. The launch, which took place on 6 April 1984, was the first direct ascent trajectory for a shuttle mission. STS-41-C was extended one day due to problems capturing the Solar Maximum Mission ("Solar Max") satellite, and the landing on 13 April took place at Edwards Air Force Base, instead of at Kennedy Space Center as had been planned. The flight was originally numbered STS-13.[1][2]

STS-41-C
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Statistiki ìránlọṣe
Orúkọ ìránlọṣeSTS-41-C
Space shuttleChallenger
Launch pad39-A
Launch date6 April 1984, 13:58:00 UTC
Landing13 April 1984, 13:38:07 UTC
Edwards AFB
Mission duration6 days, 23 hours, 40 minutes, 7 seconds
Number of orbits108
Orbital altitude313 nautical miles (580 km)
Orbital inclination28.5°
Distance traveled2,870,000 miles (4,620,000 km)
Crew photo
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Ìránlọṣe kíkọjásẹ́yìn Ìránlọṣe kíkànníwájú
STS-41-B STS-41-B STS-41-D STS-41-D


  1. "James D. A. van Hoften", NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project, 5 December 2007.
  2. "Terry J. Hart", NASA Johnson Space Center Oral History Project, 10 April 2003.