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| Crew: 7 | CDR - Robert L. Gibson |
| Plt - Charles F. Bolden | |
| MS 1 - George D. Nelson (EV 1) | |
| MS 2 - Steven A. Hawley | |
| MS 3 - Franklin R. Chang-Diaz (EV 2) | |
| PS 1 - Robert J. Cenker | |
| PS 2 - Rep. C. William Nelson | |
| Launch | 12 January 1986 @ 0655:00 EST |
| Orbital incl: | 28.47 |
| Max alt: | 346.0 km. |
| Orbits: | 97 |
| Dur: | 6:02:03:51 |
| Landing: | 18 January 1986 @ 0558:51 PST |
| Launch Window: | 1 hour, 4 minutes (6:55 - 7:59 am EST) |
| TAL Sites: | Dakar |
| AOA site: | Edwards AFB |
| Primary landing site: | KSC.SLF, scheduled at 7:09 am EST, 17 January |
| Landing Speed: | 217 knots (249 mph) |
| Landing rollout: | 10,202' from main gear touchdown |
| Vehicle weight @ liftoff: | 4,509,360 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ liftoff: | 256,003 lbs |
| Orbiter weight @ landing: | 210,161 lbs |
| Cargo mass approx.: | 32,462 lbs |
| Landing Weight: | 20,111 lbs |
| Special mission kits: | EMU's 1078 & 1081, Galley, teleprinter, HUD, no RMS |
| RCA-Model 4000 Satcom Ku-1/PAM-D2 #2 - 1986-003B | Deployed mass - 12,351 lbs, ASE II Cradle. Satcom-Ku-1 mass - 2,251 lbs |
| MSL-2 Materials Science Laboratory - 3 experiments, MPESS carrier | 1) EML (Electro-Magnetic Levitator), 2) ADSF (Automated Directional Solidification Furnace), 3) 3AAL (Three-Axis Acoustic Levitator) |
| GAS Bridge - 5,349 lbs (12 GAS Cans/Special Carrier) | 1) G-0007, 2) G-0062, 3) G-0310, 4) G-0332, 5) G-0446, 6) G-0449, 7) G-0462, 8) G-0463, 9) G-0464, 10) G-0470, 11) G-0481, 12) G-0494 and 13) Unnumbered - EMP (Enviromental Monitoring Package - to monitor the environment of the GAS Bridge Assembly) |
| Mid-deck | IR-IE (RCA Infared Imaging Exp. - modified Payload Bay TV Camera), PCG (see STS-51D), IBSE (Initial Blood STorage Exp.), CHAMP (Comet Halley Active Monitoring Program - 35 mm camera using image intensifier), Hitchhiker - G1 - PACS (STP S85-4, Particle Analysis Camera fo rShuttle), CPL (Capillary Pump Loop), SEECM (Shuttle Environment Effects of Coated Mirrors) |
| SSIP - 3 expirements | SE83-6, SE83-4 & SE82-19 |
| OEX | ACIP (see STS-6), SILTS (Shuttle Infared Leeside Temperature Sensing System), SEADS (Shuttle Entry Air Data System) and SUMS (Shuttle Upper Atmosphere Mass Spectrometer) |
| SSME's: | 2015 (1) - 5th use, 2018 (2) - 8th use, 2109 (3) - 9th use. At liftoff 104% and same after throttle-up |
| OMS Pods/Engines: | LP-03/110 - 3rd use & RP-04/113 - 3rd use |
| ET: | ET-30 (LWT-23), First ET to carry AADS (Ascent Air Data System) |
| SRB's: | LO-24/BI-024 - Lightweight set successfully recovered |
| Left - 24A | Right - 24B | |||
| 14-B | 025 | Fwd | 034 | New |
| 14-B | 019 | Cyl | 014 | 14-A |
| 14-B | 018 | Cyl | 014 | 14-A |
| 11-A | L43 | Cyl | L73 | 14-B |
| 14-A | L72 | Cyl | L74 | 14-B |
| 14-A | L67 | Cyl | L69 | 14-B |
| 14-A | L70 | Cyl | L71 | 14-B |
| 14-A | L13 | Att | L14 | 14-B |
| 14-A | L23 | Stf | L11 | 14-B |
| 14-A | L24 | Stf | L40 | New |
| 14-A | 013 | Aft | 025 | 14-B |
| 18 December 1983 | OV-102 returns to the OPF following STS-9 |
| 26 January 1984 | OV-102/SCA ferry flight from KSC to Kelly AFB fo rovernight stay, on way to Palmdale for overhaul |
| 27 January 1984 | Final leg of ferry flight to Edwards AFB |
| 30 Janaury 1984 | Overland transport of OV-102 from Edwards AFB to Rockwell Plant 42 for "mini-mods" overhaul |
| 8 July 1985 | ET-30 arrives on dock KSC |
| 11 July 1985 | Overland transport of OV-102 from Rockwell Plant to Edwards AFB for return to KSC |
| 14 July 1985 | Ferry flight from Edwards to Offutt AFB for refuelling stop and on to KSC one day hop |
| 16 July 1985 | OV-102 towed from SLF to VAB transfer aisle to await space in the OPF |
| 18 July 1985 | Rollover to OPF-2 from VAB |
| 8 September 1985 | Rollover from OPF-2 to VAB transfer aisle for temporary storage |
| 26 September 1985 | Rollover from VAB to OPF-2 for final preparations for Mission-24/61-C |
| 15 November 1985 | ET/SRB mate & installation of GAS Bridge and MSL into Columbia while in the OPF |
| 22 Novmeber 1985 | OV-102 rollover from OPF-2 to VAB High Bay 1 for stacking same day |
| 1 December 1985 | Stack rollout to Pad 39A |
| 3 December 1985 | Satcom Ku-1 installation into Columbia cargo bay while on Pad 39A |
| 4 December 1985 | TCDT dress rehearsal conducted with crew aboard orbiter |
| 3 January 1986 | Astronaut arrival KSC |
| 4 January 1986 | "Call to stations" 43 hr countdown started at 1 am EST |
| 12 January 1986 | Launch |
| 18 January 1986 | Landing at Edwards AFB |
| 22 January 1986 | First leg of ferry flight from Edwards AFB to Davis-Monthan AFB on to Kelly AFB for an overnight stay |
| 23 January 1986 | Final leg of ferry flight from Kelly AFB to KSC and dleivery to OPF Bay 1 |