flown missionSuccess

Space Shuttle Discovery / OV-103 | STS-51-D

Lockheed Space Operations CompanyLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USAApr 12, 1985, 13:59 UTC

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

mission

Name: STS-51-D
Type: Communications
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

STS-51-D was the sixteenth flight of the shuttle and fourth for the Space Shuttle Discovery. Its mission was to deploy a number of 10 satellites. The landing suffered extensive brake damaged and a ruptured tire. All subsequent landings had to be done at the Edwards Air Force Base until the development and implementation of nose steering.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 12, 1985, 13:59 UTC
Window opens: Apr 12, 1985, 13:59 UTC
Window closes: Apr 12, 1985, 13:59 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-51D launch Discovery

launch site

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