1984-011 Success
Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-41-B
Feb 3, 1984, 01:00 PM UTC
Track in KeepTrackLaunch Overview
Vehicle
Space Shuttle
Agency
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Site / Pad
KSC / LC39A
Outcome
Success
Flight
STS-11/41-B
COSPAR Designator
1984-011
Mission
STS-41-B (Communications)
STS-41-B was the tenth Space Shuttle mission and the fourth of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed 2 communication satellites and inluded the first untethered spacewalk. It was also the first shuttle mission to land at Kennedy Space Center.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Space Shuttle
Provider
Lockheed Space Operations Company
Agency launches
1 (1 YTD)
Site launches
27 (1 YTD)
Pad launches
22 (1 YTD)