 Columbia begins its final test flight from Launch Complex 39A of KSC | |
| Names | Space Transportation System-4 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Flight test |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1982-065A |
| SATCAT no. | 13300 |
| Mission duration | 7 days, 1 hour, 9 minutes, 31 seconds |
| Distance travelled | 4,700,000 km (2,900,000 mi) |
| Orbits completed | 113 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Space Shuttle Columbia |
| Launch mass | 109,616 kg (241,662 lb) |
| Landing mass | 94,774 kg (208,941 lb) |
| Payload mass | 11,109 kg (24,491 lb) |
| Crew | |
| Crew size | 2 |
| Members | |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | June 27, 1982, 15:00:00 UTC (11:00 am EDT) |
| Launch site | Kennedy, LC-39A |
| Contractor | Rockwell International |
| End of mission | |
| Landing date | July 4, 1982, 16:09:40 UTC (9:09:40 am PDT) |
| Landing site | Edwards, Runway 22 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 295 km (183 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 302 km (188 mi) |
| Inclination | 28.50° |
| Period | 90.30 minutes |
 STS-4 mission patch  Hartsfield and Mattingly | |
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,[1] and landed a week later on July 4, 1982.[2] Due to parachute malfunctions, the SRBs were not recovered.
STS-4 was the final test flight for the Space Shuttle; it was thereafter officially declared to be operational. Columbia carried numerous scientific payloads during the mission, as well as military missile detection systems.[3]
- ^ "Shuttle off on military operations". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 28, 1982. p. 1.
- ^ "Shuttle test: 'Outstanding' was the word". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 5, 1982. p. 1.
- ^ "STS-004 Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
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