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STS-61-M

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STS-61-M
NamesSpace Transportation System
Mission typeTDRS-D satellite deployment (planned)
OperatorNASA
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftSpace Shuttle Challenger (planned)
Crew
Crew size6
MembersLoren J. Shriver
Bryan D. O'Connor
Mark C. Lee
Sally K. Ride
William Frederick Fisher
Robert Wood
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 22, 1986 (planned)
Not launched
RocketSpace Shuttle Challenger
Launch siteKennedy Space Center, LC-39A
ContractorRockwell International
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit (planned)
RegimeLow Earth orbit
Perigee altitude285 km (177 mi)
Apogee altitude295 km (183 mi)
Inclination28.45°
Period90.40 minutes

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← STS-51-L (25)
STS-62-A

STS-61-M was a proposed NASA Space Shuttle program mission, planned for July 1986 but canceled following the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster (STS-51-L).

Payload was to have been TDRS-D of the U.S. tracking and data relay satellite (TDRS) satellites.

Primary Crew

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Position Astronaut
Commander Loren J. Shriver
Would have been second spaceflight
Pilot Bryan D. O'Connor
Would have been second spaceflight
Mission Specialist 1 Mark C. Lee
Would have been first spaceflight
Mission Specialist 2 Sally K. Ride
Would have been third spaceflight
Mission Specialist 3 William F. Fisher
Would have been second spaceflight
Payload Specialist 1 Robert Wood
Would have been first spaceflight

Backup Crew

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Position Astronaut
Payload Specialist 1 Charles D. Walker
Would have been fourth spaceflight

See also

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