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| 61-B (Flight # 23) | 27 November - 3 December 1985 | Atlantis (2) |
Crew:
Brewster
H. Shaw, Jr. [2], Commander
Bryan
D. O'Conner [1], Pilot
Mary
L. Cleave [1], Mission Specialist 1
Sherwood
C. Spring [1], Mission Specialist 2
Jerry L.
Ross [1], Mission Specialist 3
Rodolfo
Neri Vela [1], Payload Specialist 1 (Mexico)
Charles
D. Walker [3], Payload Specialist 2
Launch:
Pad: 39-A (23)
Date: 27 November 1985
Time: 00:29:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 225 nm
Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Orbits: 109
Duration: 6 days, 21 hours, 4 minutes, 49 seconds
Distance: 2,838,972 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, CA (17)
Date: 3 December 1985
Time: 21:33:49 UTC
Rollout: 1 minute, 18 seconds (3,224 meters, 10,759 feet)
Highlights:
Three communications satellites (including one for Australia and one
for Mexico) were deployed. Spring and Ross performed two EVA's totalling over 12 hours.