STS-61-C

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Mission insignia

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Mission statistics

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Mission:STS-61-C

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Shuttle:Columbia

Related Topics:
Shuttle - Columbia

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Launch pad:39-A

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Launch:January 12, 1986 6:55:00 a.m. EST

Related Topics:
January 12 - 1986

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Landing site:Edwards AFB

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Landing:January 18, 1986 5:58:51 a.m. PST

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Duration:6 days, 2 hours3 minutes, 51 seconds

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Orbit altitude:212 nautical miles (393 km)

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Orbit inclination:28.5 degrees

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Distance traveled: 2,528,658 miles (4,069,481 km)

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Crew photo

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Back row L-R: Bill Nelson, Hawley, George Nelson, Front row L-R: Cenker, Bolden, Gibson, Chang-Diaz

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