# Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-6

**URL:** <https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-challenger-ov-099-sts-6/32841>\
**Category:** Archivio lanci\
**Tags:** sts, lanci-con-equipaggio, nasa, space-shuttle, challenger, lanci-roi, lanci-1983\
**Created:** [3 Aprile 1983, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-challenger-ov-099-sts-6/32841 "1983-04-03T18:30:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [3 Aprile 1983, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/space-shuttle-challenger-ov-099-sts-6/32841/1 "1983-04-03T18:30:00Z")

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> **Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-6**
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> **Starts:** 4 Aprile 1983, 6:30pm (Etc/UTC)\
> **Location:** www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/28.6082268/-80.6042819&layers=N\
> **Link:** <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXtFLceor_s>

### Patch della missione

 ![](https://discourse-data-fra.fra1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/original/3X/9/c/9c8176641bcf13e8e93a28b5c56b3fb159ca33c5.png)

### Informazioni sulla missione

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Lancio | 1983-04-04T18:30:00 |
| Esito | **SUCCESSO** |
| Tipo missione | Telecomunicazioni |
| Orbita | Orbita bassa terrestre (LEO) |
| Rampa | Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA (USA) [🗺](http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=28.60822681&mlon=-80.60428186&zoom=20) |

### Equipaggio

| ↑↓ | Nome | &nbsp; | Affiliazione | Ruolo |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ↑↓ | [Paul J. Weitz](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/33216) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Comandante |
| ↑↓ | [Karol J. Bobko](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31462) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Pilota |
| ↑↓ | [Story Musgrave](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/31460) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |
| ↑↓ | [Donald H. Peterson](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/33217) | 🇺🇸 | NASA | Specialista di missione |

### Veicolo spaziale

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | [Space Shuttle Challenger](https://www.forumastronautico.it/t/40075) seriale OV-099 |
| Destinazione | Orbita bassa terrestre |
| Configurazione | Space Shuttle |
| Trasporto equipaggi | Sì |
| Dimensioni | altezza 56,10 m  
diametro 8,70 m |
| Numero passeggeri | Fino a 7 persone |
| Capacità di carico | 27.500 kg |

### Lanciatore

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Nome | Space Shuttle[Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle) |
| Costruttore | National Aeronautics and Space Administration [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration) [Info](https://www.nasa.gov) |
| Fornitore servizi di lancio | Rockwell International [Wiki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_International) [Info](https://www.rockwellautomation.com/) |
| Primo volo | 1981-04-12 |
| Numero stadi | 2 |
| Altezza | 56,10 m |
| Diametro | 8,00 m |
| Peso al lancio | 2.030 t |
| Spinta al decollo | 28.200 kN |
| Capacità di carico | LEO: 27.500 kg  
GTO: - |
| Successi/Lanci totali | 133/135 (22 consecutivi) |
| Booster | None |

### Video

- Recap: [STS-6 Launch Multi-View](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXtFLceor_s) (lunarmodule5)
- Recap: [STS-6 Countdown & Launch - 2 (Challenger)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIlWOY0vP9I) (lunarmodule5)

Ultimo aggiornamento: 2026-09-09T22:14:14 con AstronautiBOT 2026.09.07 - Fonte: [LaunchLibrary2 API](https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.2.0/launch/cb5402bd-5432-42f2-9f5b-961cb3b3b838/?format=json)

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STS-6 was the maiden flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger. It deployed the first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite into orbit for NASA, forming an integral part of NASAs in-space 10. It was also the first Space Shuttle mission involving a spacewalk. It was the first mission in which the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) was used.