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Platforms > Space-based Platforms > Space Stations/Crewed Spacecraft > Space Shuttle > STS-41G

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STS-41G  

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  • The 13th flight of the Space Shuttle (STS 41-G) carried the OSTA-3 (Office of Space and Terrestrial Applications) payload designed for conducting experiments in earth remote sensing. This experiment payload consisted of 1) a Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-B) for studies of the earth's surface, 2) a Large Format Camera (LFC) for cartographic mappings of the earth, 3) a Measurement of Air Pollution from Satellite (MAPS) experiment to determine the distribution of CO in the atmosphere, and 4) a Feature Identification and Location Experiment (FILE) for classification of surface materials. The SIR-B was an upgraded version of the SIR-A flown on the OSTA-1 payload during the STS-2 mission (NSSDC ID 81-111A-01). The MAPS and FILE sensors were the reflies of those same instruments on the OSTA-1 payload (NSSDC ID 81-111A-04 and 81-111A-03). The mission lasted 8 days and, except for SIR-B, all instruments met their pre launch requirements. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: STS-41G Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Space Stations/Manned Spacecraft Platform_Series_or_Entity: SPACE SHUTTLE Short_Name: STS-41G Long_Name: Space Transport System STS-41G End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: Challenger (6) End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 57 degrees Perigee: 216 km Apogee: 229 km End_Group Creation_Date: 2008-01-29 Online_Resource: http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-41g.htm Sample_Image: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/STS41G/10061805.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1984-10-05 Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_Group End_Group (en)

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Change note

  • 2021-11-30 12:08:01.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (STS-41G [186b17f1-68bc-4f05-8b2b-932d24c57e3a,826016] - Space-based Platforms [b39a69b4-c3b9-4a94-b296-bbbbe5e4c847,835875]);
  • 2021-11-30 12:13:36.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (STS-41G [186b17f1-68bc-4f05-8b2b-932d24c57e3a,826016] - Space Stations/Crewed Spacecraft [388e72a1-b851-4b78-9e69-747e06ae215f,826132]);
  • 2021-11-30 12:30:24.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (STS-41G [186b17f1-68bc-4f05-8b2b-932d24c57e3a,826016] - SPACE SHUTTLE [3ef93fbf-1e19-42a9-a91f-502d125dbb7c,826168]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/186b17f1-68bc-4f05-8b2b-932d24c57e3a

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