1984 in spaceflight

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Contents

[edit] Launches

This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1984.

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Launch Date/Time Rocket Launch
Site		 Launch Contractor Payload Operator Orbit Mission/
Function		 Re-Entry/
Destruction		 Outcome Remarks
3 February
13:00:00 UTC		 Space Shuttle Challenger LC-39B, Cape Canaveral USA STS-41-B, 5 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 11 February 1984 Successful First untethered spacewalk
Hughes Westar 6 Western Union Geosynchronous Comsat Retrieved November 1984 Failure PAM failure
Boeing Palapa B-2 Telkom Indonesia Geostationary Comsat Retrieved November 1984 Failure PAM failure
6 April
13:58:00 UTC		 Space Shuttle Challenger LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-41-C, 5 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 13 April 1984 Successful SolarMax servicing
LaRC LDEF NASA LEO Space experiment rack Retrieved 12 January 1990 Successful
30 August
14:41:50 UTC		 Space Shuttle Discovery LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-41-D, 6 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 5 September 1984 Successful
LaRC SBS-D Satellite Business Systems Geosynchronous Comsat Graveyard orbit Successful
Bell Labs Telstar 3-C AT&T Geostationary Comsat Graveyard orbit since 1997 Successful
Hughes Syncom IV-2 (LEASAT F2) US Navy Geosynchronous Comsat Graveyard orbit Successful
LaRC OAST-1 NASA LEO Solar array 5 September 1984 Successful
5 October
13:03:00 UTC		 Space Shuttle Challenger LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-41-G, 7 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 13 October 1984 Successful
NASA ERBS NASA LEO Scientific research Still in orbit Successful Retired 14 October 2005
NASA OSTA-3 NASA LEO Experiment package 13 October 1984 Successful Shuttle Imaging Radar-B (SIR-B)
8 November
12:15:00 UTC		 Space Shuttle Discovery LC-39A, Cape Canaveral USA STS-51-A, 5 astronauts NASA LEO Manned orbital flight 11 February 1984 Successful Recovery of Palapa B-2 and Westar 6
Hughes Anik D2 Telesat Canada Geostationary Comsat Graveyard orbit since 31 January 1995 Successful
Hughes Syncom IV-1 (LEASAT F1) NASA/DOD Geostationary Comsat Graveyard orbit Successful


[edit] Deep-space rendezvous

There were no deep-space rendezvous in 1984!

[edit] EVAs

Start Date/Time Duration End Time Spacecraft Crew Function Remarks
7 February 5 hours, 55 mins 7 February STS-41-B (Challenger) Bruce McCandless II
Robert L. Stewart		 MMU tests First untethered space walk
9 February 6 hours, 17 mins 9 February STS-41-B (Challenger) Bruce McCandless II
Robert L. Stewart		 "work station" foot restraint tests
8 April, 14:18 UTC 2 hours, 38 mins 16:56UTC STS-41-C (Challenger) George Nelson
James van Hoften		 Attempted capture of SolarMax
11 April, 08:58 UTC 6 hours, 44 mins 15:42UTC STS-41-C (Challenger) George Nelson
James van Hoften		 Successful capture of SolarMax
11 October 3 hours, 29 mins 11 October STS-41-G (Challenger) David Leestma
Kathryn Dwyer Sullivan		 Orbital Refueling System (ORS) test
12 November, 13:25 UTC 6 hours, 0 mins 19:25UTC STS-51-A (Discovery) Joseph P. Allen
Dale Gardner		 Capture of Palapa B-2
14 November, 11:09 UTC 5 hours, 42 mins 16:51UTC STS-51-A (Discovery) Joseph P. Allen
Dale Gardner		 Capture of Westar 6

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Preceded by
1983		 Timeline of spaceflight
1984		 Succeeded by
1985