Comet
Challenger
Comet Halley imager.
Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Comet Halley imager. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 1986-F01; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 28 January 1986, 16:38:00 UTC
- Launch location
- NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Launch vehicle
- Space Shuttle
- Orbit
- Atmospheric trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · 28 January 1986
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Challenger
Comet Halley imager.
- GCAT ID
- F00994
- Manufacturer
- Rockwell International (Air Force Plant 42, Palmdale)
- Launch mass
- 92,232 kg
- Dimensions
- 37.3 m long · 23.8 m diameter · 37.3 m span
Spartan-Halley
Comet Halley imager.
- GCAT ID
- F00996
- Manufacturer
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Launch mass
- 1,100 kg
- Dimensions
- 1.3 m long · 1.1 m diameter · 1.5 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Challenger.
Verification
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