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Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-61-A

Lockheed Space Operations CompanyLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAOct 30, 1985, 17:00 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: STS-61-A
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-61-A was the twenty-second space shuttle flight and ninth for Space Shuttle Challenger. It was a scientific spacelab mission funded entirely by West Germany. The payload operations were controlled from the German Space Operations Center as opposed to the regular NASA centers.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Oct 30, 1985, 17:00 UTC
Window opens: Oct 30, 1985, 17:00 UTC
Window closes: Oct 30, 1985, 17:00 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 08:46 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Space Shuttle
Provider: Lockheed Space Operations Company
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

CNN Coverage of The STS-61-A Launch

launch site

Pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.6082, -80.6043