51-A [Flight # 14] | 8-16 November 1984 | Discovery [2] |
Crew:
Frederick Hauck [2], Commander
David Walker [1], Pilot
Anna Fisher [1], Mission Specialist
Dale Gardner [2], Mission Specialist
Joseph Allen [2], Mission Specialist
Launch:
Pad: 39-A [14]
Date: 8 November 1984
Time: 12:15:00 UTC
Orbit:
Altitude: 185 nm
Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Orbits: 127
Duration: 7 days, 23 hours, 44 minutes, 56 seconds
Distance: 3,289,406 miles
Landing:
Location: Runway 15, Kennedy Space Center, FL [3]
Date: 16 November 1984
Time: 11:59:56 UTC
Rollout: 58 seconds (2,882 meters, 9,454 feet)
Mission EVA's:
1) On 12 November 1984 for 6 hours, 10 minutes
2) On 14 November 1984 for 6 hours, 1 minutes
EVA's were performed by the following individuals:
Joseph Allen
Dale Gardner
Highlights:
A Canadian communications satellite and a defense communications
satellite were deployed. Allen and Gardner spacewalked and with Fisher operating the
remote manipulator arm, two malfunctioning satellites were retrieved and returned to
Earth.
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