STS-7

STS-7
Challenger as photographed by the SPAS-1 satellite on June 22, 1983
NamesSpace Transportation System-7
Mission type
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1983-059A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.14132Edit this on Wikidata
Mission duration6 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes, 59 seconds
Distance travelled3,570,000 km (2,220,000 mi)
Orbits completed97
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Challenger
Launch mass113,025 kg (249,177 lb)
Landing mass92,550 kg (204,040 lb)
Payload mass16,839 kg (37,124 lb)
Crew
Crew size5
Members
Start of mission
Launch dateJune 18, 1983, 11:33:00 (June 18, 1983, 11:33:00) UTC (7:33 am EDT)
Launch siteKennedy, LC-39A
ContractorRockwell International
End of mission
Landing dateJune 24, 1983, 13:56:59 (June 24, 1983, 13:56:59) UTC (6:56:59 am PDT)
Landing siteEdwards, Runway 15
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude299 km (186 mi)
Apogee altitude307 km (191 mi)
Inclination28.30°
Period90.60 minutes
Instruments

STS-7 mission patch

From left: Ride, Fabian, Crippen, Thagard and Hauck
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STS-7 was NASA's seventh Space Shuttle mission, and the second mission for the Space Shuttle Challenger. During the mission, Challenger deployed several satellites into orbit. The shuttle launched from Kennedy Space Center on June 18, 1983, and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on June 24, 1983. STS-7 carried Sally Ride, America's first female astronaut.