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STS-4

STS-4 was the fourth NASA Space Shuttle mission, and also the fourth for Space Shuttle Columbia. Crewed by Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield, the mission launched on June 27, 1982, and landed a week later on July 4, 1982. Due to parachute malfunctions, the SRBs were not recovered.

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Apogee altitude
302 km (188 mi)
Contractor
Rockwell International
COSPAR ID
1982-065A
Crew size
2
Distance travelled
4,700,000 km (2,900,000 mi)
Inclination
28.50°

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STS-4

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples80
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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STS-4

Top relations

related to Mission summary · 26
STS-4 → After, Air Force, California, Columbia's, DAMON, December, GAS, Getaway Special, Henry Hartsfield, It, June, Ken Mattingly, Kennedy Space Center, KH-9 HEXAGON, KSC, Mattingly, NASA, Space Shuttle, STS-26, STS-4's
related to Crew · 17
STS-4 → Air Force's Manned Orbiting, Apollo, Auburn University, Both, CAPCOM, Command Module Pilot, Commander Ken Mattingly, German, He, Jack Swigert, Laboratory, MOL, NASA, Pilot Henry Hartsfield, Skylab, Space Shuttle, STS-1
related to Backup crew · 7
STS-4 → Consequently, From STS-4, Instead, Johnson Space Center, NASA, STS-3, The
related to External links · 4
STS-4 → Archived July, NASA, NSS, Wayback Machine
Members · 2
STS-4 → Henry Hartsfield, Ken Mattingly
Apogee altitude · 1
STS-4 → 302 km (188 mi)
Contractor · 1
STS-4 → Rockwell International
COSPAR ID · 1
STS-4 → 1982-065A
Crew size · 1
STS-4 → 2
Distance travelled · 1
STS-4 → 4,700,000 km (2,900,000 mi)

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space mission flight shuttle crew columbia nasa mattingly hartsfield also payload ken henry air time 1982 july system srbs edwards

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STS-4Apogee altitude302 km (188 mi)1.00infobox
STS-4ContractorRockwell International1.00infobox
STS-4COSPAR ID1982-065A1.00infobox
STS-4Crew size21.00infobox
STS-4Distance travelled4,700,000 km (2,900,000 mi)1.00infobox
STS-4Inclination28.50°1.00infobox
STS-4Landing dateJuly 4, 1982, 16:09:40 (1982-07-04UTC16:09:41Z) UTC (9:09:40 am PDT)1.00infobox
STS-4Landing mass94,774 kg (208,941 lb)1.00infobox
STS-4Landing siteEdwards, Runway 221.00infobox
STS-4Launch date15:00, June 27, 1982 (UTC) (1982-06-27T15:00:00Z) (11:00 am EDT)1.00infobox
STS-4Launch mass109,616 kg (241,662 lb)1.00infobox
STS-4Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A1.00infobox
STS-4MembersKen Mattingly1.00infobox
STS-4MembersHenry Hartsfield1.00infobox
STS-4Mission duration7 days, 1 hour, 9 minutes, 31 seconds1.00infobox
STS-4Mission typeFlight test1.00infobox
STS-4NamesSpace Transportation System-41.00infobox
STS-4OperatorNASA1.00infobox
STS-4Orbits completed1131.00infobox
STS-4Payload mass11,109 kg (24,491 lb)1.00infobox
STS-4Perigee altitude295 km (183 mi)1.00infobox
STS-4Period90.30 minutes1.00infobox
STS-4Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
STS-4RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
STS-4SATCAT no.133001.00infobox
STS-4SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia1.00infobox

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