STS-4

STS-4
Columbia begins its final test flight from Launch Complex 39A of KSC
NamesSpace Transportation System-4
Mission typeFlight test
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1982-065A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.13300Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration7 days, 1 hour, 9 minutes, 31 seconds
Distance travelled4,700,000 km (2,900,000 mi)
Orbits completed113
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Columbia
Launch mass109,616 kg (241,662 lb)
Landing mass94,774 kg (208,941 lb)
Payload mass11,109 kg (24,491 lb)
Crew
Crew size2
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateJune 27, 1982, 15:00:00 (June 27, 1982, 15:00:00) UTC (11:00 am EDT)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
ContractorRockwell International
End of mission
Landing dateJuly 4, 1982, 16:09:40 (July 4, 1982, 16:09:40) UTC (9:09:40 am PDT)
Landing siteEdwards, Runway 22
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude295 km (183 mi)
Apogee altitude302 km (188 mi)
Inclination28.50°
Period90.30 minutes

STS-4 mission patch

Hartsfield and Mattingly
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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]

  1. ^ "Shuttle off on military operations". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. June 28, 1982. p. 1.
  2. ^ "Shuttle test: 'Outstanding' was the word". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 5, 1982. p. 1.
  3. ^ "STS-004 Press Kit" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved July 4, 2013. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.