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Space Shuttle Challenger / OV-099 | STS-51-B

Lockheed Space Operations CompanyLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAApr 29, 1985, 16:02 UTC

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

mission

Name: STS-51-B
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-51-B was the seventeenth flight of the shuttle program and the seventh for Space Shuttle Challenger. It was the second flight for SpaceLab.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 29, 1985, 16:02 UTC
Window opens: Apr 29, 1985, 16:02 UTC
Window closes: Apr 29, 1985, 16:02 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 08:54 UTC

vehicle & provider

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

webcasts

STS-51-B Launch CNN Coverage

launch site

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