Mission 12
STS-14/41-D
1984-093A
Crew: 6 CDR - Henry W. Hartsfield
Plt - Michael L. Coats
MS 1 - Richard M. Mullane (EV 1)
MS 2 - Steven A. Hawley (EV 2)
MS 3 - Judith A. Resnik
PS 1 - Charles D. Walker
Launch 30 August 1984 @ 0841:50 am EDT
Orbital incl: 28.47
Max alt: 339.6 km.
Orbits: 96
Dur: 6:00:56:04
Landing: 5 September 1984 @ 0637:54 PDT
Launch Info: Orbiter - Discovery 103-1 Pad 39A KSC (MLP-2) - Launched after
Hold of 6 minutes, 50 seconds due to small plane in restricted arispace at T-9 minutes.
First attempt on 25 June, scrubbed at T-9 minutes due to GPC-5 failure. Second attempt
on 26 June, engine cutoff at T-5 Seconds at 8:43 am due to loss of engine hydraulic
system redundancy. Third attempt on 29 August, delayed at T-12 hours due to a
computer problem. Landed on dry lakebed runway 17, Edwards AFB.

MISSION PARTICULARS
Launch Window: 14 minutes ( 8:35 - 8:49 am EDT)
TAL Sites: Dakar, Senegal
AOA site: Edwards AFB
Primary landing site: Edwards AFB
Landing Speed: 200 knots (230 mph)
Landing rollout: 10,270' from main gear touchdown
Vehicle weight @ liftoff: 4,517,534 lbs
Orbiter weight @ liftoff: 263,477 lbs
Orbiter weight @ landing: 201,674 lbs
PAYLOADS
Cargo mass approx.: 47,516 lbs
Landing weight: 11,296 lbs
Special mission kits: RMS-301 (with witness plate), EMU's 1046 & 1048, food warmers, teleprinter, MADS and HUD
PRIMARY PAYLOADS
HS-376 SBS-D/PAM-D - 1984-093B Deployed mass - 7,383 lbs (SBS-D mass - 1,397 lbs)
HS-381 Syncom IV-2 (LEASAT-1) - 1984-093C Deployed mass - 15,190 lbs (Leasat-1 mass - 3,054 lbs)
HS-376 Telstar-3C/PAM-D - 1984-093D Deployed mass - 7,507 lbs (Telstar-302 mass - 1,437 lbs)
OAST-1 (MPESS carrier) Mass - 3,405 lbs. Expirements - 1) Solar Array Exp. 2) Dynamic Augmentation Exp. & 3) Solar Cell Calibration Facility, incl. solar cells from the People sRepublic of China
SECONDARY PAYLOADS
Mid-Deck CFES-III (634 lbs), IMAX, RME (see STS-8), CLOUDS-I (Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems, QRSP Exp. Q002), ISAL vehicle glow exp.
SSIP SE82-14 (Floating Zone MAterial Proc. Exp/single crystal of Indium) in FEA
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
SSME's: 2109 (1) - 3rd use, 2018 (2) - 2nd use & 2021 (3) - 1st use. At Liftoff 104% same after throttle-up
OMS Pods/Engines: LP-03/107 - 2nd use & RP-03/108 - 1st use
ET: ET-13 (LWT-06)
SRB's: SRM-13 - Booster set successfully recovered, on chute on RH SRB failed to open
SHUTTLE STACK COMPONENTS
Left - 13A Right - 13B
New 024 Fwd 022 New
3-B 056 Cyl 022 5-A
5-B 024 Cyl 035 5-B
New L59 Cyl L55 New
New L60 Cyl L64 New
New L61 Cyl L65 New
New L62 Cyl L66 New
New L11 Att L12 New
New L19 Stf L21 New
New L20 Stf L22 New
D-5 015 Aft 007 5-B
Maiden Flight of Discovery
MISSION MILESTONES:
19 September 1983 ET-13 arrives on dock KSC
16 October 1983 Rollout ceremony for new orbiter at Rockwell Plant, Palmdale, CA
5 November 1983 Overland transport from Rockwell to Edwards AFB
6 November 1983 SCA/OV-103 transport from Edwards AFB to Vandenberg AFB shuttle complex
8 November 1983 Ferry flight from Vandenberg AFB to Carswell AFB for an overnight stay
9 November 1983 Final leg of ferry flight from Carswell AFB to KSC tand delivery to OPF-1 the next day
9 December 1983 OV-103 transferred from OPF-1 to VAB High Bay 1 for storage
19 December 1983 OV-103 transferred from High Bay 1 to 2
10 January 1984 OV-103 transferred from VAB High Bay 2 to OPF-1 for 41-D processing
9 April 1984 ET/SRB mate
12 May 1984 OV-103 rollover from OPF-1 to VAB High Bay 1 for stacking same day
19 May 1984 Stack rollout to Pad 39A
2 June 1984 OV-103 conducts an FRF at 100% power level, at 11:01 am EST for 18 seconds (Heatshield delamination requires engine change 2021 for 2109)
14 June 1984 TCDT dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard orbiter
15 June 1984 OV-103 engine changeout on Pad 39A (Engine 2021 is pulled and 2109 in installed in ME position 1)
22 June 1984 Astronaut arrival KSC
23 June 1984 Original "Call to stations" 43 hr. countdown started at 3 am EDT
25 June 1984 1st Launch attempt
26 June 1984 2nd Launch attempt, cutoff at 8:43 am EDT (RSLS abort requires an engine change of 2017 for 2021)
14 July 1984 Stack Rollback for payload changeout and remanifesting with 41F payload for a new combined payload
17 July 1984 OV-103 rollover from VAB o OPF-1
22 July 1984 RSLS failure point of Engines 2017's fuel valve leads to its replacement by Engine 20212 in the OPF
1 August 1984 OV-103 rollover from OPF-1 to VAB High Bay 3 for re-stacking (Engine 2021 is replaced by 2012)
9 August 1984 Vehicle stack rollout to Pad 39A
14 Augsut 1984 Payload installed in cargo bay
15 August 1984 2nd TCDT conducted with crew aboard orbiter
26 August 1984 Astronaut arrival KSC and "Call to stations" 43 hr. countdown started at 11 pm EDT
29 August 1984 Third launch attempt
30 August 1984 Launch
5 September 1984 Landing at Edwards AFB
9 September 1984 First leg of ferry flight from EAFB to Altus AFB for overnight stay
10 September 1984 Final leg of ferry flight from Altus AFB to KSC and delivery to OPF the next day
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