1983-059A
Challenger's second flight began on 1983 Jun 18. After re-rendezvous with SPAS, the astronauts carried out a total of 5 retrievals with the RMS arm. The next day, the SPAS was unberthed again for tests of the dynamics of the loaded RMS arm. SPAS was placed in various positions near the orbiter and the thrusters were fired to see how much the arm wobbled; the satellite was reberthed at the end of the experiment. STS-7 was to have been the first Shuttle landing at KSC but bad weather diverted Challenger to Edwards.
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| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Apr 17 | OPF Bay 1 | ||
| 1983 May 21 | VAB Bay 3 | ||
| 1983 May 26 | Rollout | LC39A | |
| 1983 Jun 18 | 1133:00 | Launch | LC39A |
| 1135:06 | SRB sep, 45.5 km | -6250 x 65? | |
| 1141:20 | MECO, 110.2 km | ||
| 1141:38 | ET sep, 111.7 km | 86.15 8? x 157? x 28.5 | |
| 1143:20 | OMS 1 (2:20) 69.2m/s | 96 x 297 | |
| 1145:39 | OMS 1 CO | ||
| 88.47 102 x 294 x 28.5 (dV) | |||
| 1217:30 | OMS 2 (2:00) 59.0m/s | ||
| 1219:28 | OMS 2 CO | ||
| 1220 | ET breakup | ||
| 1257 | PLBD open | 90.50 294 x 302 x 28.5 | |
| 1408 | OSTA 2 on | ||
| 2046 | Anik sunshield open | ||
| 2102:00 | Anik C2 deploy | ||
| 2116:29 | OMS 3 sep (5s) 3m/s | ||
| 1983 Jun 19 | 1251 | 90.81 306 x 321 x 28.5 | |
| 1983 Jun 19 | 1333:00 | Palapa B1 deploy | |
| 1351:10 | OMS 4 sep (5s) 3m/s | ||
| 1648 | SPAS activation | 90.70 296 x 320 x 28.5 | |
| 1983 Jun 20 | 1129 | 90.71 296 x 321 x 28.5 | |
| 1983 Jun 20 | 1450:11 | OMS 5 (3s) 2m/s | 296 x 314 x 28.5 |
| 1535:33 | OMS 6 (13s) 7m/s | 90.39 291 x 295 x 28.5 | |
| 1983 Jun 21 | 2335 | 90.39 291 x 296 x 28.5 | |
| 1983 Jun 22 | 0700? | RMS grapple SPAS | |
| 0740? | RMS unberth SPAS | ||
| 0805 | RMS deploy SPAS - Fabian | ||
| 0806 | RMS grapple SPAS - Fabian | ||
| 0835 | RMS deploy SPAS | ||
| 0835 | RCS sep to 300 m | ||
| Range 300m | |||
| 1150? | 180m range | ||
| 1200? | V-bar Rendezvous with SPAS | ||
| 1225? | Grapple SPAS - Fabian? | ||
| 1232? | Release SPAS for rotating capture test | ||
| 1236? | Grapple SPAS - Thagard | ||
| 1450? | Release SPAS for second phase prox ops | ||
| Short range 60m operations, plume tests | |||
| 1536 | 90.39 291 x 296 x 28.5 | ||
| 1640? | Begin flyaround for regrapple | ||
| 1725? | Regrapple SPAS - Ride | ||
| 1730? | Release SPAS - Ride | ||
| 1730? | Regrapple SPAS - Ride, manual mode | ||
| 1738? | RMS reberth SPAS | ||
| 1746 | RMS reberth SPAS | ||
| 2102 | 90.37 289 x 295 x 28.5 | ||
| 1983 Jun 23 | Loaded arm tests | ||
| 0850? | RMS unberth SPAS | ||
| 1225? | RMS reberth SPAS | ||
| 1983 Jun 24 | PLBD closed | 90.36 289 x 294 x 28.5 | |
| 1983 Jun 24 | 1256:00 | OMS DO (166s) 94.5m/s | |
| 1258:46 | OMS DO CO | 87.52 9 x 294 x 28.5 | |
| 1325:58 | Entry | ||
| 1356:59 | Landing | RW15 EAFB | |
| 1357:19 | NGTD | ||
| 1358:14 | Wheels stop | ||
| 1983 Jun 28 | SCA 905 | Kelly AFB,TX | |
| 1983 Jun 29 | SCA 905 | KSC SLF | |
