STS-4
From The Space Library
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| Organization | Department of Defense (United States), NASA-Office of Space Flight (United States) |
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| Mission type | Earth Science,Human Crew,Surveillance and Other Military |
| Launch date | June 27, 1982 |
| Launch vehicle | Space Shuttle |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, United States |
| COSPAR ID | 1982-065A |
| Experiments | Here |
| Alternate Names | DOD 82-1,Shuttle OFT 4,13300 |
| Additional Information | Here |
| Data Collection | Here |
| Payload Mass Up | 11107.0 kg |
STS 4 was the fourth and last manned orbital test flight of the Space Transportation System. Astronauts Thomas Mattingly II and Henry Hartsfield verified the combined performance of the Space Shuttle vehicle. STS 4 carried the first operational Getaway Special (GAS) canister for Utah State University along with payload DOD 82-1. The mission duration was 169 hours 9 minutes 31 seconds.
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