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STS-41D Mission: SBS-D; Satellite Business System SYNCOM IV-2; Solar Wing 
TELSTAR
Space Shuttle: Discovery
Launch Pad: 39A 
Launch Weight: 263,477 pounds
Launched: August 30, 1984 at 8:41:50 a.m. EDT
Landing Site: Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Landing: September 5, 1984 at 6:37:54 a.m. PDT
Landing Weight: 201,674 pounds
Runway: 17 
Rollout Distance: 10,275 feet
Rollout Time: 60 seconds
Revolution: 97
Mission Duration: 6 days, 0 hours, 56 minutes, 4 seconds
Returned to KSC: September 10, 1984
Orbit Altitude: 184 nautical miles
Orbit Inclination: 28.5 degrees
Miles Traveled: 2.5 million 

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Image above: STS-41D Crew photo with Commander Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr., Pilot 
Michael L. Coats, Mission Specialists Judith A. Resnick, Steven A. Hawley, 
Richard M. Mullane and Payload Specialist Charles D. Walker. Image Credit: NASA 

Mission Highlights

 Three satellites deployed during this mission: Satellite Business System SBS-D, 
SYNCOM IV-2 (also known as LEASAT2) and TELSTAR. The 102-foot-tall, 13-foot-wide 
Office of Application and Space Technology (OAST-1) solar wing extended from the 
payload bay. The wing carried different types of solar cells and extended to its 
full height several times. It demonstrated large lightweight solar arrays for a 
future in building large facilities in space such as a space station. Other 
payloads included were: Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System (CFES) Ill; 
Radiation Monitoring Equipment (RME); Shuttle Student Involvement Program (SSIP) 
experiment; lMAX camera, being flown for a second time; and an Air Force 
experiment, Cloud Logic to Optimize Use of Defense Systems (CLOUDS).

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