[net.columbia] Revised Shuttle Launch Dates

benson@uicsg.UUCP (06/27/84)

#N:uicsg:2800002:000:2756
uicsg!benson    Jun 26 18:44:00 1984


The following NASA Shuttle Launch Manifest is taken from the June 25, 1984
issue of "Aviation Week and Space Technology".  Explanations for abbreviations
follow the table.



Flight  Launch Date   Orbiter    Mission and Payloads
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41F	Aug 29, 1984	Dis	Deploy & retrieve Spartan astrophysis lab
				Deploy SBS-D, Telstar 3-C, Leasat satellites
41G	Oct  1, 1984	Cha	OSTA-3 earth imaging radar
				Deploy earth radiation satellite
51A	Nov  2, 1984	Dis	Retrieve Westar-6 and Palpa B-2
				or multiple Getaway specials & deploy Telsat-H
51C	Dec  9, 1984	Cha	Geosynchronous orbit military payload (secret)
51B	Jan 17, 1985	Dis	Spacelab 3 (second spacelab mission)
51E	Jan 12, 1985	Cha	Launch TDRS-B, deploy Telsat I
51D	Mar 18, 1985	Dis	Retrieve long duration exposure facility
				Deploy Leasat spacecraft
51G	May 30, 1985	Col	Deploy Morelos-A, Arabsat-A, and
				Telstar 3-D communications satellites
51L	Jul  2, 1985	 ?	EOS-1 Drug processing payload
				Launch TDRS-C
51I	Aug  8, 1985	Col	Deploy Leasat-4, Aussat 1, and ASC-1
				Materials science laboratory (MSL-2)
51J	Sep 20, 1985	Atl	Defense department
61A	Oct 14, 1985	Col	Spacelab D-1 (mission purchased by Germany)
62A	Oct 15, 1985	 ?	Polar orbit launched from Vandenberg AFB
61B	Nov  6, 1985	Cha	Deploy Morelos B, Satcom KU-1, Aussat 2
				Materials science labratory payload (MSL-3)
51H	Nov 27, 1985	 ?	Short Spacelab pressurized module and
				pallet instrumentation
61C	Dec 23, 1985	Col	Deploy & retrive Spartan observatory to
				photograph Halley's comet
				Deploy Westar 7, Satcom KU-2, and Gstar-C
61D	Jan 22, 1986	 ?	Spacelab 4, deploy British Skynet 4A
61E	Mar  6, 1986	Col	Astro telescope group (for Halley's comet)
				Deploy first Intelsat 6 Communications sat.
61F	May 15, 1986	Cha	Launch international solar-polar mission
61G	May 21, 1986	 ?	Galileo Jupiter orbiter/probe
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Mission Designations:  The first number in the mission designation
  refers to the fiscal year in which the flight was initially
  scheduled.  The second digit indicates the launch site.  1 refers to
  Kennedy Space Center while 2 refers to Vandenberg AFB.  The letter
  refers to the sequence number of that flight in a particular year,
  based on initial scheduling.

Orbiter:  Col - Columbia
          Cha - Challenger
          Dis - Discovery
          Atl - Atlantis
           ?  - (Orbiter was not listed.  This does not necessarily
                 mean one has not been selected for the mission.)

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Tim Benson - University of Illinois
{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!uicsg!benson

rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe) (06/27/84)

I had thought that Columbia would be the orbiter flying mission 41G, not
Challenger as was listed for a long time on the manifest.  I know I
didn't just dream this.  Had anyone else heard that Columbia would be
the chosen orbiter for 41G?
--
	Roger Noe			ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe