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STS-41-D (formerly STS-14) was the 12th flight of NASA's Space Shuttle program, and the maiden flight of Space Shuttle Discovery. It was launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 30, 1984, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on September 5, 1984. Three commercial communications satellites were deployed into orbit during the…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS-41-D | Apogee altitude | 354 km (220 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Contractor | Rockwell International | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | COSPAR ID | 1984-093A | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Crew size | 6 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Distance travelled | 4,010,000 km (2,490,000 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Inclination | 28.50° | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Landing date | September 5, 1984, 13:37:54 (1984-09-05UTC13:37:55Z) UTC (6:37:54 am PDT) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Landing mass | 91,418 kg (201,542 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Landing site | Edwards, Runway 17 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Launch date | August 30, 1984, 12:41:50 (1984-08-30UTC12:41:50Z) UTC (8:41:50 am EDT) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Launch mass | 119,511 kg (263,477 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Members | Henry W. Hartsfield Jr. | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Members | Michael L. Coats | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Members | Richard M. Mullane | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Members | Steven A. Hawley | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Members | Judith A. Resnik | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Members | Charles D. Walker | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Mission duration | 6 days, 56 minutes, 4 seconds | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Mission type | Satellites deployment | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Names | Space Transportation System-12 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Operator | NASA | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Orbits completed | 97 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Payload mass | 18,681 kg (41,185 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Perigee altitude | 346 km (215 mi) | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Period | 90.60 minutes | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Reference system | Geocentric orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Regime | Low Earth orbit | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | SATCAT no. | 15234 | 1.00 | infobox |
| STS-41-D | Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Discovery | 1.00 | infobox |
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