Landing
Challenger landed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on 6 August 1985, at 12:45:26 pm PDT. Its rollout distance was 8,569 feet (2,612 m). The mission had been extended by 17 orbits for additional payload activities due to the abort-to-orbit. The orbiter arrived back at Kennedy Space Center on 11 August 1985.
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